Using UCN's trade portal to estimate total direct and indirect imports of Russian fish for EU 27, the estimate is $1.65bn for 2023, comprised of $955m coming in directly and $699m from China Continue reading
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‘Rumblings’ of EU ban on $1.6bn-plus Russian seafood imports get louder, says Klausen
Industry noises around a possible full, partial or staged ban on the EU's $1.65bn-plus direct and indirect imports from Russia are getting louder, says CEO of Danish trader JP Klausen Continue reading
German newspaper: EU will discuss Russian fish ban for next round of sanctions
Political observers expect discussions on this issue in the European Commission after the summer break, reports Die Welt Continue reading
Nearly 50% of Norwegian fresh cod sold to EU this summer is farmed
Volumes of frozen cod sold to the trading bloc have also dropped off a cliff in the past three weeks as the EU is outbought by China and the UK
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Vietnam’s pangasius exports to China back at strong levels, EU to bounce back
Vietnam's sales of pangasius to China & Hong Kong are back above 30,000t for the first time in over a year, while VASEP believes European market demand will pick up Continue reading
Norway’s frozen cod, haddock shortage sees EU trade nosedive
According to the NSC, only 7t has been exported from Norway to the EU in the last fortnight as China buys up what little volume is available
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American Seafoods CEO joins US senators’ call for Russia to be removed from MSC, hit with more sanctions
The CEO of the largest US at-sea pollock processor has backed a push from several US senators to restrict the flow of Russian seafood, including an end to the latter's MSC-approved status Continue reading
Vietnam pangasius export volumes hit two-year high
May exports surpassed 80,000t for the first time since at least 2022, with sales to China approaching 30,000t for the first time since February 2023
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US nearly doubles imports of Japanese scallops
The US imported 3,006 metric tons of scallops from Japan in the first four months of 2024, nearly double the 1,782t imported during the first four months of 2023 Continue reading
Norway’s salmon limitations prompt record rise in fjord trout exports
Sellers like Seaborn, Sekkingstad and Nowaco's new salmonid expert see sales of fjord trout rising in 2024 after they leaped in the second half of 2023 Continue reading
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