Ecuador’s Omarsa buys Panamanian shrimp processing plant, plans farm expansion
$1bn Ecuadorian shrimp supplier Omarsa has snapped up a processing plant in Panama, having moved into farming in the Latin American country a few years ago
Recap day one from Boston
The Undercurrent News team is reporting live from Seafood Expo North America, held March 12-14 in Boston, the US
Editor’s choice: Live from NASF, Boston; Plethora of US M&A news
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Editor’s choice: ‘Healthy’ Canada snow crab stocks; Cooke, Pescanova deal talks
Tom Seaman, editorial director of Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Cooke in talks for majority stake in Pescanova
Canada's Cooke is negotiating to acquire a majority stake in Spain's Nueva Pescanova, according to a report from Faro de Vigo confirmed by Undercurrent sources
Editor’s choice: Canadian hard-shell lobsters see CAD 5/lb jump; Live from New Orleans
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
United Nations global marine biodiversity talks resume
Experts say a global oceans treaty is needed to enforce the UN Biodiversity Conference's recent pledge to protect 30% of the planet's oceans
Editor’s choice: Xcelerate unveils Maine RAS plan; Canada snow crabber strike expected
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
US seafood imports broke record in 2022, grew trade deficit
Despite efforts to increase consumption of domestically produced seafood and boost exports, the US is going the other way -- setting an all-time record for seafood imports in 2022
Most pangasius markets see 2023 export prices get off to lower start
But Vietnamese customs data shows exports to the EU and Brazil for January were actually higher in price than a year previously