Trade insights: Ecuador brushes off China shrimp import suspensions
China's decision to slap temporary suspensions on imports from facilities of several of Ecuador's largest exporters appears to have had little effect, latest trade data shows
Trade insights: China has imported more than $2bn worth of shrimp in 2019 already
Surging imports mean China increasingly calls the shots for the global shrimp industry
With 400,000-plus cartons at risk, China shrimp ban reversal was relief to Omarsa
Undercurrent News estimates that Ecuador's Omarsa had some 480,000-560,000 cartons of shrimp in transit to China in August
Trade insights: India’s shrimp exports rebound in July after dismal Q2
India exported 10% less shrimp in Q2 of 2019, but rebounded in July, and for the year to date shipments are far from disastrous
US tilapia purchases to resume as market senses longevity with Trump tariffs
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs on tilapia look set to remain, despite recent word that China-US trade talks will resume in October
Argentine red shrimp ‘selling like crazy’ in US market
More US restaurant chains are starting to put Argentine red shrimp on their menus and the trend is set to continue with a decline in Gulf of Mexico wild shrimp landings
Newsan is Argentina’s top-ranked seafood exporter as H1 red shrimp landings drop
Newsan, originally an electronics importer, topped Argentina’s seafood exports last year with sales of $202 million across five subsidiary companies
Trade insights: Ecuador’s shrimp exports dive to Vietnam
Ecuador shipped less shrimp to Vietnam than to Russia in July
COPEC says fishmeal decline offset recovery in Chile fishing volumes
Empresas COPEC, Chile’s largest fishing company, earned less revenue from its key anchovy fishing unit even though captures rose in the first half of this year
Trade insights: China’s H1 warmwater shrimp imports surpass 250,000t
China imported 253,823t of frozen warmwater shrimp in H1, up 283%; and 22,597t of frozen coldwater shrimp (Pandalus borealis), down 12%