China’s return to purchasing sees Vietnamese pangasius exports shoot up in November
Strong growth in sales to China saw pangasius exports leap to their highest monthly levels this year, on a par with November 2020
Two Chilean farmers quit China salmon marketing JV, leaving only Blumar
Nicolas Terrazas, CEO of the joint venture which formed to sell Chilean salmon to China, said the farmers had left the operation following declining sales there
Loch Duart suffers £3m loss in grim COVID-afflicted year
The Scottish salmon farmer, which is heavily dependent on exports and foodservice, also acquired a processing plant to better adjust to post-pandemic consumer demand
Fish Factor: Alaska TAC hikes; Science at sea; Lights limit bycatch
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Coldwater shrimp sector still expects price hike in early 2022
Sources believe sales prices still have another 10-15% left to rise before they are in balance with the price of raw materials, which are set to remain scarce for a few months
Renewed COVID woes mean Ecuador shrimp faces tough start to 2022
Ecuador's shrimp sector faces a turbulent end to 2021 with a severe lack of shipping containers, rising production and packaging costs, and increasingly lower ex-farm prices
New Chinese labeling rules could ‘stop’ all H&G pollock supply next year
'This may stop all frozen pollock H&G supply from Russia to China,' Alexey Buglak, president of Russia's Pollock Catchers Association, told Undercurrent News
Vega Sea establishes Thai, Italian subsidiaries as it slashes losses
The Danish salmon processor saw a lift in sales volumes, mainly thanks to greater business in the US, and it expects these volumes to rise again in 2021/2022
Norway agrees 15% cod quota carryover for inshore fleet, 13% for trawlers
The trawl fleet has only caught 89,740t of their allowance of 130,439t through week 47, leaving 40,699t, or 31%, of the trawl allocation still to catch
Russia’s 2022 pollock catch could fall well short of quota again
China's ongoing ban on Russian trampers and broader logistical chaos mean 2022 Russian pollock catch could be way short of the set TAC again, say execs