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Tag Archives: Asia
The man behind China Fishery
China-born entrepreneur and former consultant for CNFC forged links in Russian pollock for China Fishery, now under fire in Russia Continue reading
Timeline: Pacific Andes’ highs, lows in Russian pollock
Undercurrent News traces the ups and downs of Pacific Andes’ business in Russian Alaska pollock, as the company comes under more heat from the Russian government Continue reading
Pacific Andes to re-visit ‘legal position’ with Russian government
Frozen seafood giant to re-visit the legal position of its contract supply arrangement for Russian pollock, following reports Russian government forcing sale of assets Pacific Andes denies owning
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Salmon summit: Asia consumption to exceed 350,000t
Asia's salmon consumption is likely to grow by 80-100,000 metric tons by 2015, says Norwegian salmon producer Continue reading
Vietnamese pangasius close to first ASC landmark
10% of country’s pangasius production will be under Aquaculture Stewardship Council standard by year end Continue reading
Pacific Andes flags up risks of pollock pre-payments
Company is publicly tight-lipped on risks of its $438m pre-payments for Russian pollock supply, but documents seen by Undercurrent News tell a different story Continue reading
Thai shrimp business ‘one foot in grave, other on banana peel’ on labor issue
The drop in US imports seen this year are one thing, but Thailand is in danger of losing even more business if it can't sort out its labor issues, sources in Thailand and the US say
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Thai Union: ‘No interruption’ to business from plant EU shutdown
Thai Union has the processing capacity to ride out the 'self-imposed' ban on one of its plants from selling to the EU, it says in a note to analysts before Q3 Continue reading
China show: Shrimp prices set firm, says Thailand-based exec
Undercurrent News will be reporting all week from the China Fisheries & Seafood Show, held in Dalian this year Continue reading