Vietnam seafood exports reach $4.1bn in the first half of year
Vietnam expects the full-year seafood exports to hit $9bn in 2021, thanks to the recovery of consumption in the US, the EU and other potential markets
Mauritania announces unexpected early start to summer octopus fishing
The fishing season in Morocco restarted earlier this month with very high prices
Moroccan summer octopus fishing season starts with record high prices
Despite the restart of the fishing activity in Morocco, octopus prices remain at a very high level. And some European companies expect them to further increase
Two Ecuadorian shrimp exporters face COVID-related China import suspension, again
China has continued its crackdown on COVID-contaminated seafood imports, suspending shipments from Ecuador, Indonesia, and Russia
US drops six seafood items from final DST-related tariff lists; Indian warmwater shrimp left off, too
Several styles of octopus from Spain, worth about a combined $28.0 million in imports in 2020, were stricken from the final lists of goods to be tariffed in response to digital services taxes
Nueva Pescanova invests €7m in new Peru factory
Nueva Pescanova invested €7 million in the new plant, which will directly employ some 170 people and increase Novaperu's workforce by over 10%
Cooked octopus trend driving up Mediterranean prices
Meanwhile, Spanish retailer Mercadona recently launched a new cooked octopus 850g tray, vacuum-packed and ready to eat
Indian warmwater shrimp spared from US’ six-country DST-related tariff list
As trade actions go, the latest sect. 301-related move being threatened by the new US president Joe Biden administration could've been much worse for the seafood industry
Austral’s Glacier 51 brand takes MSC’s ‘best sustainable product’ award again
This year the toothfish range shared the award with the newly certified Fremantle octopus range
Angulas Aguinaga snaps up eel processor in first post-buyout deal
Private equity house PAI Partners acquired a majority stake in the Spanish seafood processor back in November