Shares of Indian shrimp feed makers soar on gov’t import tariff plan
Share prices for Avanti Feeds, Coastal Corporation, and Waterbase soared up to 20% in daily trading after India announced a cut in import duties for feed inputs
Lower Indian tariffs on fishmeal should help make shrimp farming more competitive
The Indian government has decided to reduce its import duties from 15% to 5% on fishmeal in a bid to make its domestic shrimp industry more competitive
Peruvian anchovy season nears end with 20% of quota uncaught
'Clearly, we will not be able to land and cover the full quota of 2.28m metric tons -- but very close and closer than many expected' -- James Frank, managing director of MSICeres
Chilean salmon farmers’ Magallanes investments begin to bear fruit
Recent investments to developing the salmon farming industry in Chile's southernmost region are coming online. Improved logistics have also reduced air transport time to the US
With Virginia ban proposal sidelined, Omega Protein pushes back against critics
'I think recreational anglers certainly don't want to look in the mirror and say [that they] had anything to do with it [the overharvesting of recreational species]. I think they look at us as the Bogeyman' -- Ben Landry, spokesman, Omega Protein
Better sales prices drove Peru export value up 21% in October
Peru exported some 107,000t of fishery products worth $281.2m in October, down 7.4% by volume but up 21.3% by value compared to the same month in 2021
Chile’s seafood exports grew 25% in 2022 with sales to US, China, Japan soaring
Chilean fish and seafood exports amounted to over $8.8bn in 2022, up by 24.7% y-o-y
Sykes-owned Klaas Puul partners up to bring shrimp fed on new diet to retailers
Netherlands-based shrimp importer Klaas Puul is teaming up with Skretting and Dutch sustainable feed ingredient suppliers Protix and Veramaris
Nutreco appoints new chief strategy officer
Joost Matthijssen, Nutreco's former director of venturing and business development, has been named Nutreco's chief strategy officer after the retirement of Laurent Genet
Blumar: Chile ready to regain frozen salmon clout in China, Southeast Asia
Daniel Montoya, Blumar's sales and marketing director pointed out that frozen Chilean salmon exports to China recovered in 2022 following a drop during the pandemic