Profand joins seafood’s $1bn club after string of acquisitions
Vigo, Spain-based Profand reported a 2022 turnover of €929 million, or $1.03 billion, an increase of 15.5% year-on-year
Profand brings in former Milarex, Mowi exec to lead UK expansion
Geoff Cormack, formerly with Milarex and Mowi, has been named director of the new UK arm of Profand
Illex squid prices in China jump ahead of Barcelona show
Squid trading hubs in China have reported a big jump in prices for illex, one of the world's largest species, after poor catches in the southwest Atlantic
Japan surpasses US as biggest importer of Vietnamese seafood in Q1
Japan has surpassed the US as Vietnam's biggest importer of fishery products with over $310m in value in the first quarter of 2023
Peru seafood exports kick off 2023 up 40% as sales of fishmeal, frozen, cured fish boom
Peru exported some 162,500 metric tons of fishery products worth $330.5 million in January, up by 39.8% in volume and 32.1% in value y-o-y
Peru seafood landings in January soar as anchovy catch for fishmeal, oil jumps fourfold
Peru's fisheries sector saw its seafood landings rise year-on-year to 687,200 metric tons worth PEN 468.4 million in January, up by 135.4% in volume and 33% in value
Hundreds of ‘dark’ vessels fishing illegally off Argentine coast in March
Hundreds of alleged 'dark vessels' are illegally fishing in Argentina's waters, according to a local NGO that flew reporters over an area off the coast of the country on March 19
Argentina’s seafood exports soar in February thanks to jump in squid sales
Argentina saw its squid exports increase in February to 29,700t worth $62.7m
Silver Bay confirms to staff it’s eyeing a ‘strategic partner’
The top management of US processor Silver Bay confirmed to its employees an investment bank is prepping a search for an investor, as reported by Undercurrent News on March 17
Iberconsa teams with Andreassen’s NovaMar on ready-meals for US market
Iberconsa has launched a new range of ready-meals, partnering with NovoMar, the Miami-based processor launched by the son of Atlantic Sapphire founder