Weak Japanese yen sees Alaska Sitka roe herring prices fall by 25%
Silver Bay Seafoods, a major seafood producer in Alaska, and Japanese buyers finalized the pricing over Sitka's frozen roe herring at $850-per-short-ton FOB for the 2024 season
Barcelona 2024: Smaller sizes, low coho prices pressure Chilean salmon in US; JP Klausen to process Kiwi H&G in Peru for Europe
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North Pacific commission agrees to cut high seas saury quota to 135,000t
Japan, China, Taiwan and six other economies agreed on a new rule that reduces the 2024 TAC for saury in the high seas in the northern Pacific Ocean to 135,000t from 150,000t
Scotland wins bigger share of Japan’s mackerel market
Figures from the Scottish Pelagic Processors Association show Japan's imports of frozen whole Scottish mackerel skyrocketed from 1,074t in 2020 to 15,316t last year
Octopus prices rise as Mauritania’s octopus season nears end
In a recent announcement from the Mauritanian fisheries ministry, it was confirmed that the octopus fishing season will come to a close later in April
Price talks over Alaskan pollock surimi for Japan rumble on after A season
Japanese buyers have not yet finalized the purchasing prices of Alaskan pollock surimi for the 2024 season, following ample inventories from previous season and softened demand
Kyokuyo forms JV with Canadian firm for Japanese scallop marketing in North America
Japanese seafood giant Kyokuyo and Canadian seafood supplier Clear Ocean Seafood will form a marketing JV, Pacific Scallop Co., to promote Japanese scallops in North America
Alaskan pollock roe prices stay firm with greater output for A season
Trading values of pollock roe through Seattle auctions nearly doubled y-o-y, but depreciation of yen against dollar squeezed Alaskan producers' revenue
Maruha accelerates solar panel installation to reduce CO2 emission by 23,000t over three years
As a part of responding to climate change activities, Japanese seafood giant Maruha Nichiro has currently installed solar panels at its Shin-Ishinomaki plant in Japan, with an aim to reduce CO2 emission by 30%
Japan, US set to strengthen seafood ties with Hokkaido scallop trading uncertain
During Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida's visit to the US last week, the two leaders affirmed to 'build resilient seafood supply chains' which could bring mutual advantages to Japanese scallop exporters and US processors in Boston