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Chinese tilapia prices slump as US tariffs halt exports

Chinese tilapia prices have fallen below production costs as processors halt purchases of raw materials destined for the US market, following the implementation of tariffs reaching as high as 170%

Late Easter, tariff-related stockpiling boost US retail seafood sales

US wholesale: Week 16 ‘market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

US wholesale: Week 16 ‘market pulse’ updates available on key seafood commodities

Chinese tilapia raw material prices plunge as US takes tariff to 150%

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Vietnamese firm breaks ground on 200t-per-day tilapia plant

Blueyou importing Brazilian arapaima into Singapore, Hong Kong

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Thai court approves blackchin tilapia class action suit against Charoen Pokphand Foods

A group of fishermen and fish breeders in the Samut Songkhram province in Thailand have accused Charoen Pokphand Foods of releasing invasive blackchin tilapia, a species native to Africa, into Thailand's waterways

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aquaculture

Alaska governor doubles down on controversial fish farm bill

Chinese tilapia exporters fret over US market as Trump weighs extra tariffs

Regal Springs launches fajita-ready tilapia fillets in Mexico

prices

Espersen CEO says ‘we need more fish’ as Norway H&G cod prices pass $6,000t

Trump says March 4 is start date for 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico; adds another 10% to China

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companies

Investors in Indonesia’s eFishery face heavy losses as firm struggles with financial collapse

Brazil develops first commercial-scale genetically edited tilapia

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people

Candor brings on seafood veteran amid eFishery US push

Report reveals list of employees potentially implicated in eFishery fraud

FTI Consulting running eFishery with shareholders set to vote on sale, wind-down

m&a

AquaFoods enters bankruptcy process four years after deal for AquaChile tilapia arm

Interim eFishery CEO exits amid reports co-founder was cooking books from 2018

Ghana’s Tropo Farms secures $10m in funding to expand tilapia capacity

retail

US packaged seafood category sees growth in September amid hurricanes, port strikes

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End-of-year seafood retail sales reflect shifts in consumer behavior

processing

$3.6 million tilapia hatchery aims to boost Jamaica aquaculture production

Brazilian farmed tilapia exports soar to new heights as US leads global demand

NOAA updates seafood inspection regs to reflect current practices

fishing

Modern challenges prompt revision of NOAA’s aquaculture plan after 40 years

‘Offshore’ vs ‘open-ocean’ fish farming: Researchers settle difference to improve site management

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