Letters: Crabmeat article made incorrect statements about quality of imports
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Letters] Aug 28, 2014
To the Editor:
Bonamar Corporation is a leading importer and producer of blue crab meat, blue swimming crab meat and red swimming crab meat so we have a comprehensive perspective. It is true that, of the species mentioned… whether blue, blue swimming or red swimming… texture, flavor (AND cost differences) do exist between them.
The crab meat imported from Indonesia is not a “blue” crab as referenced in your article’s first paragraph. The “blue” crab was correctly noted in your article as a specie caught domestically but it is also caught further south into Venezuela.
Equally important, we do not believe that “product coming from these substitute suppliers is either not the favored species or just not up to the quality standard of US Buyers.”
People buy for price and supply reliability as well and not just for quality reasons....
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