USDA issues solicitations for shrimp, catfish, a lot of pollock amidst leadership change
A new US secretary of agriculture was confirmed the same day the USDA issued solicitations for shrimp, catfish and Alaska pollock products.
US wholesale: Chile salmon prices dip, king crab, cod rise in week 7 assessments
UCN's week seven price assessments and market wrap-ups for US wholesale prices for crab, salmon, shrimp, frozen lobster, groundfish, farmed whitefish, scallops, crab and salmon are available on our new platform
Fire temporarily disrupts Trident Alaska plant during pollock ‘A’ season
The facility in Sand Point, Alaska, processes various kinds of seafood, including pollock, crab, salmon and cod. It's also the remote community's sole fuel merchant
US efforts advance to curtail chum salmon bycatch in Alaska pollock fishery
'The analysis is clear that an overall cap is going to produce unintended consequences' -- Trent Hartill, American Seafoods
Maruha Nichiro to sell majority of cross-shareholdings to fuel global expansion
The Japanese seafood giant plans to sell more than two-thirds of its JPY 36.1bn ($242m) in cross-shareholdings by March 2026 to fund global expansion
Nissui set to hit record $5.8bn revenue, driven by weaker yen, strong European sales
The Japanese seafood giant has raised its full-year revenue forecast to a record $5.8bn for the fiscal year ending March 2025, citing a weaker yen and strong performance in Europe
US pollock regulators take hard look at capping salmon bycatch in Bering Sea
'We need to craft our approach to specifically addressing minimizing Western Alaska chum salmon, taking into account those times and areas of when they occur' -- Trent Hartill, American Seafoods
Pacific Seafood hires Cathy DuPuis to handle sales from Kodiak plant bought from Trident
American Seafoods veteran Cathy DuPuis has been hired by Pacific Seafood as a sales and category manager for the company's recently acquired Kodiak, Alaska, facility
US wholesale: Week 6 seafood price assessments live
UCN's week six price assessments and market wrap-ups for US wholesale prices fo rcrab, salmon, shrimp, frozen lobster, groundfish, farmed whitefish, scallops, crab and salmon are available on our new platform
US wholesale: Positive market sentiments as Alaska pollock enters A season
Against this backdrop, global whitefish supplies are expected to decline in 2025, a trend that places Alaska pollock in an even more favorable position