Blumar half-year earnings up 2% thanks to greater fishmeal, oil, salmon sales
Chile's Blumar Seafoods saw its half-year earnings increase by 2% year-on-year thanks to a higher turnover in its fisheries segment and greater salmon sales
Fish oil buyers for omega-3 supplements suffer as high prices hit demand
Many buyers for the human supplements market are 'loss-making' due to current record high prices for fish oil from Peru, the world's largest producer of the marine ingredient
SNP: Peru fishmeal, oil exports hit $1.1bn in H1 with 25% fewer anchovy landings
Exports of fishmeal and fish oil amounted to $1.1bn in the first half of the year 2022, down, however, from the $1.31bn obtained during the same period a year before
Peru fish landings dive 20% in May as anchovy catches for fishmeal fall
Peru saw a 20% y-o-y decrease in fish landings in May, mainly due to lower catches of anchovy intended for fishmeal, which fell by 19.2%
Peru fishery exports halve in May as fishmeal sales dive
Peru exported some 71,200t of fishery products worth $186.3m in May, down 50.8% by volume and 34.2% by value year-on-year
Peruvian Congress proposes raising anchovy catches set for human consumption by 10%
According to data from Peru's ministry of production, anchovy fishing has grown by 139% year to date; however, this is mainly directed to fishmeal and fish oil production
Peru’s Austral adds new $10m vessel from Norway
The new vessel will replace two others in the fish oil producer's fleet, so its incorporation does not imply an increase in fishing efforts
Court approves settlement that could finally end China Fishery bankruptcy
China Fishery has reached a $34.2m settlement with Sun Securities, a Hong Kong-registered entity that reportedly filed an insolvency petition with Peruvian authorities earlier this year
Peru ends first anchovy season with 84% of quota caught
The season ended in the north-central fishing zone of the country officially on July 24, amid concerns about the high incidence of juvenile species
Peru fishery exports dive in April on lower sales of frozen, canned fish, fishmeal
Peru exported some 110,300t of fishery products worth $270.9m in April, down 47.3% in volume and 27.2% in value compared to the same month in 2021