Trident, Pacific Seafoods, OBI, Silver Bay winners of latest USDA salmon contracts
The four companies will receive just over $9 million combined from the US Department of Agriculture for salmon products
Chinese whitefish, salmon processing sectors rocked by US expansion of ban on Russian fish
The president Joe Biden administration's decision to expand its ban of Russian seafood to include fish processed in other countries is poised to reshape China's whitefish and salmon processing sectors, industry sources in China told Undercurrent News
USDA ready to buy 405,520 lbs of wild-caught Alaska salmon
The purchase will involve 252,000 lbs of frozen wild salmon fillets and 153,520 lbs of canned pink salmon
Sanctions force Russian seafood processors to improvise
Russian companies involved in crab fishing and processing have been scrambling to find alternatives to equipment and services they used to buy from Western suppliers before sanctions limited their access
Trident plans to sell four Alaska shoreside plants, cut staff in ‘comprehensive restructuring’
'Bold action today is necessary to deliver fair value to fleet, communities, and all stakeholders into the future' -- Joe Bundrant, CEO
BC salmon endangered by growing mining pressure, study finds
Mining companies are staking claims on future salmon habitats as glaciers retreat in northern British Columbia and Alaska
After monster season, Alaska pink salmon harvest likely to shrink in 2024
Harvest forecasts from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game point to an "average" pink salmon season in Southeast Alaska next year
Outlaw Ocean report in Politico takes aim at US government purchases of seafood from China
The US government is among the largest institutional buyers of seafood, purchasing more than $400 million worth in 2022
Silver Bay CEO expects clarity on Peter Pan plant deal soon, slams controversial anonymous letter
The structure of a deal between Peter Pan and Silver Bay over their neighbor plants in Valdez, Alaska, will soon be clear, Silver Bay CEO Cora Campbell tells Undercurrent News
Chinese plants offer rock bottom prices on pink salmon portions; $800/t chasm in Russian, US H&G could widen
Chinese processors are offering pink salmon portions at rock-bottom prices, while gap between Russian and US H&G could even widen with the latter firming, sources said