Louisiana crawfish farmers report high prices, early sales as season starts
The live shellfish, also known by their local nickname, mudbugs, are selling for as much as $8.99 per pound
Norwegian shellfish makes waves in Germany’s high-end restaurant market
Germany has a growing penchant for Norwegian shellfish, with exports of crayfish and scallops to the country gathering pace thanks to recent NSC initiatives
China’s largest surimi maker nets record H1 profit
Anjoy's strong performance comes despite lingering uncertainty in both the Chinese and global economies, the company said
China’s crayfish production up, profits down in 2023
China's crayfish production volume increased last year but profits fell due to higher costs and lower selling prices, according to a government report
Chinese shrimp giant struggles as weak demand, competition hit sales
Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products said its revenue fell 26% to CNY 1.04bn in the January-March period
Louisiana legislature advances two anti-seafood import bills
Two bills that would make life harder for seafood importers have advanced to the floor of the US state's House of Representatives after getting passed this week by a committee
US crawfish farmers offered federally-backed loans to help deal with drought disaster
While crawfish production has increased in recent months, the industry's numbers remain 'disastrously low' -- Mark Shirley, Louisiana State University's Agriculture Center
China’s crayfish exports, profits fall in 2023
China's once-booming crayfish production and processing industry showed significant signs of decline in 2023, according to a new report by the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance
USDA to buy $36m worth of domestically caught shrimp
'The seafood industry is one of Louisiana's biggest economic drivers – but our shrimpers have been repeatedly hit by both man-made and natural disasters.' - US representative Garret Graves
Drought, heat could cost Louisiana crawfish industry $140m
The LSU Agriculture Center estimates the drought affected about 45,000 acres of crawfish ponds and that farmers will be prevented from fishing another 43,000 acres because of saltwater intrusion or lack of water