Maruha Nichiro posts record revenue on robust sales in processed seafood, pet food
The Japanese seafood giant posted a record JPY 532.7bn in revenue for H1 of 2024, driven by robust performance in processed seafood and North American pet food sales, despite continued weakness in its Alaskan pollock operation
US pollock industry reports robust B season in Bering Sea, Aleutians
'Fish size remained good throughout the season' -- Bob Desautel, Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers
Viciunai aims for fourfold boost in salmon output by 2026 with new processing plant
Lithuanian firm Viciunai's plans to construct a new salmon processing plant in Plunge are now taking center stage as it prepares to quadruple its production capacity by 2026
US supermarket recalls private brand seafood salad due to mislabeling
The US supermarket chain has 189 stores located throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York
Japanese surimi producer to launch new scallop plant amid growing global demand
Hirose Suisan Co. is building a new facility in Hokkaido to double its scallop processing capacity amid rising international demand
Russian seafood body forecasts export shift away from EU to other BRICS members
VARPE has projected that the EU's market share of Russian seafood products will shrink to just 6.5% by 2030, as more raw material is diverted to Africa, Latin America and the Middle East
Fish cakes recalled in Canada due to undeclared allergen
The Canadian government issued a recall on Thursday for Jinju brand Fish Cake
Russian pollock CEO: Whitefish exports to EU could drop to zero if new vessels don’t get licenses
EU customers will lose up to 100,000t of single-frozen Russian pollock fillets by 2028 as well as Pacific and Atlantic cod and haddock, if new EU import numbers are not issued, top CEO told audience at Groundfish Forum last week
Live from Groundfish: Recap all the news from Copenhagen
Undercurrent News was live from the 2024 Groundfish Forum, being held Oct. 15-17 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Russia now plans to pass 160,000t pollock surimi output in 2029, not year before
Some delays to the construction of Russian Fishery's new-builds mean the company has adjusted its country-wide forecast from 163,000t in 2028 to the year after