Changing name of silver carp to ‘copi’ boosted sales for US processor
'Copi is a great name: Short, crisp and easy to say. What diner won't be intrigued when they read copi tacos or copi burgers on a menu?' -- Colleen Callahan, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Other than salmon, all Brazil farmed fish imports drop in volume for Q3
Brazil's total aquaculture import value rose by 9% year-on-year to $208m in the third quarter of 2022, while purchases in volume, however, fell by 3% to around 30,497t
GOAL attendees foresee mixed growth ahead for key farmed finfish species
The global farmed seafood sector grew by an annual average of 4% in the past decade but this likely slowed to 0.8% in 2021and will rebound, but not to past highs soon
Russian fish farmers run short of imported aquafeed
Russian freshwater fish farmers are reluctant to use feed from domestic ingredients as it clogs up their closed-loop systems
Dairy giant Muller in talks to add Polish processor to seafood holdings
The German food conglomerate is in talks to acquire a private equity-backed seafood processor based in Poland, sources told Undercurrent
Chinese aquafeed giant Haid Group registers another huge year of growth
Despite the challenges of COVID-19, Haid Group, one of the largest aquafeed producers in China, reported another year of massive sales growth in 2021
India’s Aquaconnect plots national expansion as aquatech revolution gathers pace
The aquatech services and trading platform is aiming to cover 8% of India's aquaculture sector by the end of the year, building off its latest $8m funding round
Saudi gov’t on staff training spree to back aquaculture ambitions
The country plans to grow to an aquaculture production of 600,000 metric tons of seafood by 2030, having spent $80m on research in the last three years alone
Russia’s aquaculture output hit almost 357,000t in 2021
Russia's aquaculture production increased by 8.5% year-on-year to 356,600 metric tons in 2021, with salmon accounting for 38% of the total during this period
GOAL outlook: Rate of farmed fish production growth to slow in 2022
Rabobank analyst Gorjan Nikolik forecast global production growth of farmed fish species salmon, bass, bream, carp, tilapia and pangasius in 2021 and 2022