Companies including Trident, Ocean Beauty, Unisea ask US government to stop Russian seafood imports in retaliation for Russia's ban on exports from the US

By Matt Whittaker

US pollock fishers this B season are now slightly ahead of last year’s pace for surimi production in an about-face from last month’s year-on-year decline

By Alicia Villegas

The surimi plant, with an investment of around €35m, is the first project of a wider industrial site with two fish processing factories

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) is expecting a definite impact on multiple Alaska seafood markets due to Russia's food ban

Combined, the 100 companies on our ranking this year had revenues of nearly $100bn, up by $1.8bn from our 2013 report

By Tom Seaman

Although close to $3bn larger in overall turnover, Maruha Nichiro lags behind Nissui in international sales. It is making plans to catch up, however, as Nissui’s global links businesses contribute more profits to the group

A surimi factory backed by international investment fund Hermes-Sojitz will implement a new production method to 'significantly' increase profitability

By Jeanine Stewart

Japan negotiations have yet to close, but the EU and Korea are agreeing to pay more than A season, sources say

Surimi revenues were stable in the first half of the year at €41.1 million, as producer notes 9% hike in branded sales, driven by weather and marketing campaign

Meanwhile, price talks with Japanese buyers for surimi have been as slow as the usual seasons, as buyers are still resisting packers’ demands for price hikes from the A season