Primstar unveils largest shrimp farm in Sub-Saharan Africa
Primstar subsidiary Atlantic Shrimpers has opened the largest shrimp farm in sub-Saharan Africa, located in the Lagos state, Nigeria
India’s West Coast looks to PE funding for expansion
Indian shrimp and fish processor West Coast Group is looking for private equity investment as it expands downstream and upstream
First phase of Chinese shrimp ‘megafarm’ 50% stocked
The China-based company that aims to eventually farm over 200,000 metric tons of shrimp annually says that its 10,000t demonstration farm is 50% stocked
Siam Canadian CEO: Trump could be bad news for US shrimp importers
The anti-global trade rhetoric of incoming US president Trump is troubling for US farmed shrimp and whitefish buyers and suppliers, according to Jim Gulkin
Asian shrimp packers well behind on North American holiday orders
Processors are struggling to get the right size raw material for US orders, which means they are behind on shipping, sources say
Veteran smoked salmon exec Govare out at Labeyrie
Parent of Labeyrie, Delpierre, Farne, Lyons Seafoods and Adrmiex parts company with longtime top executive
Indonesia’s BMI inks MoU with WWF to get shrimp farm ASC certified
Bumi Menara Internusa, one of Indonesia’s largest shrimp exporters, has signed an agreement with the WWF
Vietnam on track to boost seafood exports 5.5% to $7bn
Vietnam will export more than $7 billion worth of seafood this year, an increase of 5.5% on 2015, according to the producers and exporters association
Vietnamese shrimp exports see uptick in Q3
Vietnam’s shrimp exports maintained growth thanks to stable demand from major markets such as the US, EU, China, and South Korea
Australia’s Seafarms finishes $1m upgrade to shrimp farming center
Seafarms will use the former barramundi farming operation as a quarantine and founder stock facility for its black tiger prawns as part of its Project Sea Dragon