US gov’t buys $30m of Alaska pollock to offset China trade war losses
Alaska senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan have praised the decision by the US Department of Agriculture, which they urged in a September letter
Evergreen: China farming pangasius with eye on domestic market
Guangdong Evergreen Group is processing about 7,000 metric tons of Chinese-farmed pangasius annually, but it has its eyes on the domestic market
Agrosuper sees AquaChile’s tilapia ops as ‘good opportunity’, mulls keeping it
The tilapia industry has until now speculated that Agrosuper would seek to divest Empresas AquaChile's Rainforest Tilapia business in Costa Rica
Chinese tilapia prices rise on surge in US orders prior to 25% tariff hike
Farmgate prices have risen to a three-year high in Guangdong province for larger sizes of whole tilapia
China still importing US fishmeal despite 25% tariffs
Meanwhile, China's fishmeal imports between January-August surpassed 1m metric tons
Chinese local gov’t buys up shares in tuna fishing company
The deal for a 14.2% shareholding in Shandong Zhonglu comes amid US tariffs against imports of Chinese tuna products
Real pain of China trade war spiked in August for US lobster, NOAA data shows
China took 53% less lobster from the US in August 2018 than it did in August 2017, the latest data from NOAA shows, though lobster exporters believe it was worse
Canadian lobster industry caught in crossfire from US-China trade war
Despite experiencing a boost in sales since Chinese authorities established a 25% tariff on US lobster, the Canadian lobster industry can expect a host of problems elsewhere
China-US trade war creates windfall for Canadian live lobster exports
The 25% tariff on US lobsters currently imposed by the Chinese authorities has created a sales spike for exports of their Canadian counterparts in recent months
China tariffs hit Alaska Amendment 80 fleet in midst of $285m recap effort
'Whenever you impose a new cost in any kind of a system, whether it's on the buyer, the seller or the producer, that cost has to get borne somewhere', says Chris Woodley, Groundfish Forum