Chile salmon prices to Brazil increase for first time in five weeks
Fresh whole to Brazil averaged $6.33/kg, while Chile’s Atlantic salmon prices to US went up slightly to $4.95/lb
Camanchaca to temporarily stop trout farming following Blumar, AquaChile trail
Trout cultivation, one of the three salmonid species with Atlantic and coho salmon most exported from Chile, on Wednesday collected one more industrial desertion despite having represented 22% of the $3.5 billion foreign sales of last year
Aquachile ups sales by $328m in 2013 on back of bumper Q4
Chilean salmon farmer reverses five consecutive quarterly losses with a $25.7m net profit in Q4 2013, as better prices and a 54,000t volume hike boosts revenues to $738m
Sushi from landlocked African kingdom makes its way to Japan
The idea of Japanese consumers eating sushi exported from a tiny African country with no coastline may sound improbable, but the kingdom of Lesotho is pulling it off
Blumar plans exit from unstable trout market
Chilean salmon farmer Blumar is getting out of trout farming – a decision that will result in lower total volumes next year
Norwegian fish exporters increasingly concerned about Russian ban
From Jan. 1, Russian food safety authorities have put a partial ban on fish from Norway, striking 485 Norwegian companies
Bell Aquaculture issues sustainability commitment
The Lake Michigan-based fish and feed producer says it has met with its neighbors after concerns were raised over its recirculation aquaculture system
Aquachile CEO resigns
Alfonso Marquez de la Plata Cortes will step down on March 31 'for personal reasons', to be replaced by Torben Petersen
Russian salmon importers face ‘nightmare’ situation
The combination of increasing salmon prices and the ruble depreciating more than 10% against the euro and the dollar has made importers very cautious, said executive at major salmon importer
Salmon farm fined for escapes
Norwegian salmon farmer Sjotroll Havbruk was fined NOK 1.4 million (€169,000/$235,000) after 76,000 fish escaped in 2010