Bloody year for Thai tuna, shrimp processors
Most Thai seafood processors unveil losses or dropping profits for the year, in line with poor results from leading players Thai Union, CP Foods and Seafresh
EMS woes wipe out Seafresh earnings
Thai shrimp processor, a partner of Marubeni and owners of UK-based Blue Earth Foods, saw its earnings evaporate on sales of $211m as EMS wiped out shrimp volumes and sent prices soaring
Marubeni buys US shrimp importer Eastern Fish for $56.7m
Deal will boost Marubeni's shrimp sales in Japan and the US to JPY 50 billion ($489m), says Japanese conglomerate
Repeat lab tests find effective treatment against EMS pathogen
Donald Lightner study replicated by two more labs, showing SBS water treatment works in fighting off the strain of bacteria that causes EMS
Indonesian shrimp farmers work independently from CP Prima
Three years after severing ties with firm, hundreds of farmers in Lampung, have begun to cultivate shrimp independently
Bangladesh to import black tiger shrimp for first time in 10 years
The fisheries ministry plans to allow imports of pathogen-free shrimp and post-larvae for farming in a move that has drawn mixed reactions from hatchery operators
Big Prawn ups 2013 profit, turnover
UK shrimp and seafood processor saw its gross and pre-tax profit grow in 2013, despite raw material price challenges
Retail shrimp sales surged in December as stores gained confidence in higher prices
There has been some optimism from US shrimp importers in January, and it seems like it is based on surging retail sales of shrimp in December, reports John Sackton
Vietnam vannamei volumes soar in 2013; pangasius, black tiger down
Production of vannamei was up 50% on 2012's figure, while black tiger numbers were down 11% and pangasius down 7.6%
Chicken of the Sea frozen division on lookout for acquisitions
Thai Union-owned Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods, the US' number one shrimp importer, is making acquisitions plans for 2014 to grow core business and diversify