Sources: China processor Yilufa in crisis talks with banks amid tough climate for Qingdao salmon, whitefish firms
Qingdao Yilufa in talks with banks and government amid financial difficulties, with local politicians keen to keep the company going to avoid a chain of bankruptcies, sources say
US wild salmon exports jump 32% in July
Influx of pink salmon shipped abroad boosts the numbers with a 302% rise, with Thailand emerging as a target market
Alaska salmon harvest reaches 146m fish
State's commercial catch continues to climb through August and September
USDA to buy up to $13m in canned pink salmon
US agency has agreed to buy up to $13m in canned pink salmon to alleviate the market of oversupply that is hitting prices
Alaska salmon season winds down with over 140m fish harvested
Season showing preliminary total harvest of 143.4m fish as of Aug. 25, beating the forecast of 132.6m, as sockeye numbers were up
Alaska seafood producers call for ban on Russian seafood imports
Companies including Trident, Ocean Beauty, Unisea ask US government to stop Russian seafood imports in retaliation for Russia's ban on exports from the US
Russia’s Kamchatka sockeye season winds down with lower harvest
Russia’s sockeye set net fishery season is winding down in Kamchatka with a total harvest of around 30,000 tons for this season, a sharp decrease from 50,000 tons last year
US canned salmon exports to UK rise overall, but sockeye still lags
A jump in canned salmon to UK has been a big contributor to roughly 18% rise in US exports of the packaged seafood this year through June, even though canned sockeye exports to the European nation continue to struggle
World’s top 100 seafood companies close in on $100bn turnover
Combined, the 100 companies on our ranking this year had revenues of nearly $100bn, up by $1.8bn from our 2013 report
China ramps up Alaska pink, sockeye salmon buying
Chinese processing plants have dramatically upped purchases of frozen pink and sockeye salmon, at the expense of chum