Higher fishmeal prices drive Austevoll Q4
Austevoll Seafood reports increase in Q4 profit, driven by higher prices for fishmeal and fish oil
China Fishery to launch $556m cash offer for Copeinca
Pacific Andes subsidiary will raise funds to launch a $556m cash offer for Peru’s second largest fishmeal producer
Low anchovy quotas hit Copeinca results
Fishmeal producer sees operating profit slightly dip in 2012 as cuts in quota made for challenging year
China Fishery to send vessels to Namibia, South Pacific
Fleet will be deployed to catch jack mackerel in South Pacific and Namibia
Pacific Andes subsidiary sees rise in frozen fish contract supply sales
Pacific Andes Resources Development says profit to shareholders rose 42.5% in quarter, while profit to non-controlling interests fell 42.7%
Brazil now Chile’s third largest seafood market
But sales to Spain and China fall by more than 20% in 2012
Updated: Copeinca catches 100% of quota for second season
Peruvian producer caught 100% of its quota; says it produced 29,602t of super-dried fishmeal and 3,680t of fish oil
Fishmeal prices up 285% since 2001
Fishmeal prices out of Peru have more than trebled over past decade, with historical peak reached last December
Bakkafrost, Copeinca, SalMar top of the picks
Groups get top recommendations out of 12 Oslo-listed seafood firms assessed by Norwegian investment firm
MW Brands CEO: Retailers need to stop devaluing our products
Industry has run out of good ideas on ways to absorb price increases, says MW Brands CEO, as canners engage in annual branded contract negotiations with French supermarkets