Icelandic, Norwegian cod export prices drop in 2012
Export prices were down by 33% in Q4, says Codfarmers, as report by Marko Partners says Icelandic and Norwegian cod products, including fresh, were down in price in 2012 and especially in the last months of the year
Scottish Salmon Co optimistic over rising prices, increasing demand
UK salmon farmer sees firmer prices and an increasing demand for Scottish salmon as reasons to look forward
Higher fishmeal prices drive Austevoll Q4
Austevoll Seafood reports increase in Q4 profit, driven by higher prices for fishmeal and fish oil
US shrimp farmer in talks with Safeway
One family-owned US shrimp farmer is seeing increased demand for homegrown shrimp, as it negotiates a deal with retail giant Safeway and expands its processing capacity
Cod exports to southern Europe down, northern Europe up
Cod exports to southern Europe contracted by more than 15,000t in 2012, compared to an increase of more than 45,000t to northern Europe
Starkist cannery responds to fishing fleet plea
Prices cannot be raised, says cannery, after fleet pleas for higher prices for fish caught by US vessels
Salmon prices continue to climb toward NOK 40 mark
Driver for prices a combination of low on-growing in sea and also some effects of winter holiday in Norway with reduced activity in the processing plants
Drop in mackerel, herring margins hit Norway Pelagic
Pelagic producer swings into the red in 2012, posts a loss after tax of NOK 8 million for the year
Some retail buyers ‘want to be screwed’
The horsemeat scandal is about retailers driving down prices from suppliers who then cheat out of a mixture of necessity and greed, something also common in the seafood sector, say sources
Skipjack prices continue to climb, some see $2,400 as possible 2013 peak
The February skipjack price in Bangkok is up on January, as industry sources predict further increases this year, with between $2,300-$2,400 seen as a peak price