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
Chinese freshwater fish prices surge amid increasing demand
Average wholesale prices of four freshwater fish in China have jumped almost 40% from the previous year, with grass carp up about 60% y-o-y
Prices double in China for biggest farmed fish species amid shortages
Prices of one of China's staple freshwater fish have doubled as stricter fishing controls and the last year's disrupted aquaculture season cause supply shortages.
Mexican gov’t announces start of fishing season, expects 5% production growth
Mexico's authorities have announced the start of the fishing season for species such as tilapia, catfish and spiny lobster
Raw material costs push Chinese fish feed prices higher after ‘golden week’
The price of aquafeed in China has recently increased as the costs of raw materials, such as soybean meal and corn, have picked up after the Labor Day 'golden week'
Aquafeed sales boost bottom line at China’s Haid
The Chinese feed giant performed strongly in 2020, with a 10% increase in aquafeed sales, especially in crab, shrimp and high-grade fish feed