Samherji nets €50m on Africa sale to Karat Group firm
Samherji netted a big gain from the sale of its African assets last year, as it reported record profit on flat turnover
US coldwater shrimp prices continue rising on short supply
As with the general global trend, prices for North American pandalus borealis and jordani are getting stronger on lower quotas
Iceland’s cooked and peeled shrimp prices reach record heights
Cooked and peeled prices in Iceland keep climbing, spiking at around £6.90 per kg, driven by the shortage which has had processors worried for months
Shrimp labeled ‘from Belarus’ cropping up in Russia
Seafood mislabeling is cropping up in Russia after Moscow banned imports from some Western countries
Big discrepancies on actual level of global shrimp production
Getting an exact figure is near impossible, says Cargill manager, as speakers' estimates for global shrimp production ranged from 1.81m to 3.25m tons at the 2014 aquaculture roundtable series conference in Phuket, Thailand
Viciunai: Russian retailers face ’empty shelves’ on chilled, fresh seafood
As Viciunai scrambles to keep Russian market supplied, its European managing director says retailers face empty shelves on some seafood products, especially chilled and fresh
Russian import ban means ‘huge trouble’ for coldwater shrimp buyers
In one and a half to two months, Russia's coldwater shrimp sector could have zero stock left to sell, with no ideal substitute available
Russia detains 20t of US shrimp from Bornstein Seafoods
More than 20t of frozen, cooked shrimp from US processor Bornstein Seafoods has been detained in the Russian port of St. Petersburg
Pacific coldwater shrimp poised for a near record season
Global shortage creates boom on the West Coast, with Washington, Oregon and California expected to hit the second highest season on record
Chrisfish concerned over ‘scary’ increase in coldwater shrimp prices
Shrimp raw material prices are going up daily on shortages with increases of 60% this year, says Frederikshavn processor, which is relying on the shellfish for now until cod season resumes in November