Isidro de la Cal launches new ready-to-cook line, increases MAP production
Retailers will sell initial production of ready-to-cook products by end of May, with plans to increase capacity for MAP production driven by the growth of Lidl in Spain
Marfrio launches new award-winning line made of hake blocks
The Spanish frozen seafood processor is pushing exports through a diversification strategy focused on pre-cooked products
Argentinian hake exports to Ukraine drop 67% as players consider new markets
Argentina's hake sales to Ukraine have plummeted in the first four months of the year, with companies looking for new markets closer to home, they told Undercurrent News
Pacific whiting producers shift to surimi production on Crimea crisis woes
Trident, Alber Seafoods and other Pacific whiting processors in Oregon are shifting focus to surimi in effort to avoid getting burnt on sales to politically tumultuous Eastern bloc
Surimi forum blog: Fleury Michon itching to rev up flat French surimi market
Undercurrent News attended the Surimi Forum in Astoria, Oregon on Thursday, an annual event that for the US surimi industry to relay insights
European hake demand, prices still strong despite tough German market
The south European market is emerging from economic issues and demand for South African and Namibian hake is strong, with prices still at high levels of end 2013, sources say
Irish seafood sales jump in run up to Good Friday
Demand for seafood and hake in particular have soared as people stick to tradition of eating fish for easter, with Dunns of Dublin reported a trebling in sales
Bumpy start to the year for Peruvian fishing industry
The fishing sector in Peru got to a somewhat faltering start during the first two months of this year falling 4.7 percentage points, according to data published by the national statistics service
Possible big biomass increase raises hopes for Peruvian hake players
Scientists find biomass could exceed 500,000t, raising hopes of possible quota hike for next fishing season and of potential assessment towards MSC certification
Ukraine crisis, Nigeria closure creating uncertainly for Pacific whiting producers
Escalating tension in Eastern Europe is creating a mood of uncertainly for US and Canada Pacific whiting sellers and customers, with Nigeria import shutdown added headache