Filipino producer back to profit on tuna supply and pricing
Filipino producer Alliance Select Foods swung back to profitability in the second quarter as the company grew its volume on the back of favorable fish supply and global pricing
Processing plant owned by Yihe founder pulls out of China show
Qingdao Hairong Foodstuff, owned by Yihe's founder Steve Chen, pulls out of China Fisheries & Seafood Expo, after being asked to pay for booth
Spanish canners warn over tuna ‘threat’ in Thailand FTA talks
Anfaco wants the Spanish government and the European commission to treat canned tuna as a ‘sensitive’ product under the EU-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA)
Pangasius exports to China up 72% in June
A significant year-on-year increase for June means Vietnamese exports to China and Hong Kong are up 21.5% for H1 2013
South Korea issues reassurance over radiation levels in its seafood
Fishery products are nearly free of radiation and safe to eat, according to the government, amid a new public scare over possible contamination from radioactive leakage in Japan
Russia shuts off two Norwegian salmon plants
Bremnes Seashore and Nils Williksen now shut off, while four frozen exporters allowed for exporting to Russia
Ecuador June shrimp exports up $20m y-o-y on lower volumes
The rocketing prices for shrimp can be seen by the export value from Ecuador for June, up by just under $20m y-o-y, on volumes down over 3m pounds
Shrimp supply crisis: Buyers commit to Ecuador on open pricing
Surging shrimp raw material prices means Ecuador processors and buyers are agreeing on volume, then setting price when the container is packed
Marine Harvest Ireland keen to expand, explore Chinese potential
The Irish arm of the Norwegian salmon farmer says it would be keen to export to China, but needs to expand its production first
Irish campaign group concerned over China salmon deal
Before any deal was done, government should have addressed the controversies already boiling at home, says NGO