Mon. Jul 7 2025

Tariffs, Dollar Slump and High Crab Prices Threaten Slowdown in Consumption  


US to Impose 25% Tariff on Japanese and Korean Imports Starting August 1


ANALYSIS: Front-Loading Frenzy; May Shrimp Imports Increase 14.6% YTD on Tariff Deadline  


Trump Letters Reveal August 1 Tariff Rates for Key US Trading Partners


ANALYSIS: Wild Salmon Week in Review for Week 26, June 29–July 5  


US Pushes Tariff Deadline to August, Trump Administration Expects Surge in Deals


ANALYSIS: Scottish Atlantic Salmon Exhibits Market Share Growth in Some Key European Markets  


US House Republicans Back Amendment to Expand H-2B Visa Access for Seasonal Workers


Recall Issued for Vicente Marino's Anchovy Fillets in Olive Oil Due to Histamine  


SFP 2024 Reduction Report Reveals Decline in Sustainability of Key Fisheries  


Canadian Officials Detect Dermo in PEI Oysters: Province's First Confirmed Dermo Case


Mexico Launches Global Center for Regenerative Aquaculture  


Seafoodnews.com Summary Monday, July 7


Thu. Jul 3 2025

Spotlight on Seafood Markets as Expana Adds Tuna and Lobster Forecasts


ANALYSIS: Ecuador Shatters Export Records as Tariff Uncertainty Drives Historic May Performance  


Trump Announces US Trade Deal With Vietnam, Including 20% Import Tariff  


ANALYSIS: Fresh Chilean Salmon Fillets Soften Ahead of Seasonal Trend  


Court Sets Date for NMFS to Decide if West Coast Chinook Salmon Should be on the Endangered List  


Japan's Seafood Imports in May Decreased by 5% YOY in Volume and 3% YOY in Value


Expana Publication Schedule for The Fourth of July Holiday


Russia Expects Fish Catch to Surpass 5 Million Metric Tons in 2025


Scary Good: New LA Pop-up Dining Experience to Debut July 5


Cousins Maine Lobster Expands North Carolina Footprint  


Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, July 2


Wed. Jul 2 2025

Cozy Harbor, a Maine Lobster Staple, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy


ANALYSIS: Canada's Declining Share in European Live Lobster Market Despite CETA  


Federal Judge Dismisses UCIDA's Claim that NMFS Violated Laws While Managing Cook Inlet Salmon  


Ecuador Establishes New Union Representing Nation’s Fishing and Aquaculture Sector


DOC Announces 2025 Appointments to the Regional Fishery Management Councils


Phillips Foods Opens Sales Office in Japan to Expand Crab Meat Sales  


Rabobank Sees Pressure from Tariffs and Trade Shifts: Shrimp, Salmon Sectors Brace for Impact


New Report Shows 21% of Consumers Chose Delivery over Dine-in in 2024


Russia Struggles to Boost Domestic Deep-Sea Crab Catch


Turning Emissions into Nutrition: Norwegian Project Converts CO₂ into Salmon Feed


Navigating the Trump Tariff Turbulence: A Comprehensive Timeline


Alltech Increases Stake to Become Majority Owner of Alltech Fennoaqua


Conxemar and ABANCA Renew Collaboration Ahead of International Frozen Seafood Fair in Spain


Seafoodnews.com Summary Wednesday, July 2


Tue. Jul 1 2025

Expana and Gluna Shrimp Announce Exclusive Data Partnership Covering Ecuadorian Shrimp Markets


ANALYSIS: Frozen Haddock Market Sees Unprecedented Price Growth  


Bristol Bay Salmon Run Timing And Size Currently Mimics That of Two Years Ago  


Pacific Seafood Going Big on Alaska  


Rodger May, Former Peter Pan Seafoods Chief, Wins Final Court Battle For Assets  


Mowi Appoints Tomasz Trela as New Sales Director Central Europe


Russia Sees Surge in Squid and Seafood Production Amid Rising Domestic Demand


Japan's May Fishery Exports Increased 1% in Volume and 6% in Value  


Japanese Company Becomes World’s First BAP-Certified Oyster Producer


Atlantic Sapphire Showcases Bluehouse Salmon at Summer Fancy Food Show  


Nova Scotia: 22 Seafood Companies Receive $1.75 Million in Climate Change Funding  


Seafoodnews.com Summary Tuesday, July 1


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Thai Union enters China consumer market with 'King Oscar' Brand Lobsters from North America

Thai Union and Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods are now selling lobsters directly to the Chinese market under the King Oscar brand. The distribution channel uses both brick and mortar stores and online retail. The lobsters are available at G-Super supermarket chain and directly through an online store operated by Thai Union. Thai Union plans to grow distribution to more supermarkets and e-commerce platforms.

The Department of Justice has charged Stephen Hodge+a former executive with Chicken of the Sea+ with conspiring to fix the price of canned seafood from 2011 to 2013. Hodge was charged on May 30 through a "criminal information," a type of charging document prosecutors tend to use in connection with people who are negotiating plea deals.StarKist said in a statement that Hodge had worked for the company but left in December 2013. "StarKist has cooperated and is continuing to fully cooperate with the investigation," StarKist said.

In other news, the most current DFO quota reports, covering to near the end of May, show that Gulf snow crab landings in New Brunswick and Quebec are outpacing Newfoundland. In the Gulf, out of a 39,000 ton quota, about 65 percent has been landed, and it looks likely the quota will be caught by the end of the season at the end of June writes John Sackton. In Newfoundland, for all NAFO divisions which include also the fishing areas outside of 200 miles, the total quota is 35,000 tons of which 38% has been taken as of May 31st.

Meanwhile, Indian seafood imports now account for over 25% of Vietnam's imported market according to a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development report. This makes India far and away Vietnam's top seafood supplier. In the last two years, India has become a key shrimp supplier to the Vietnamese market.

Finally, filth is still the top reason for the FDA’s seafood refusals in 2017 but the administration is refusing far less seafood this year compared to 2016 levels. In May, the FDA’s seafood refusals were down 40 percent compared to the same time last year. It appears the FDA is detecting less filth in these species compared to a year ago with refusals for filth down 52 percent from a year ago.

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