Daily recap: China shrimp imports down by double-digits; Recap Vietnam, Tokyo live show coverage

Here's a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Friday, Aug. 23:?

• Vietfish 2024: Processor Fimex reports shrimp export boom in July

Undercurrent News was reporting live from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for the Vietfish trade show, held Aug. 21-23, 2024.

• Tokyo 2024: Canada's Clearwater expands Macduff shellfish sales in Japan

Undercurrent was live at the 26th edition of the Japan International Seafood and Technology Expo, taking place at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward, Tokyo, from Aug. 21 to 23.

• Trade insights: China's imports fall further in July

China's imports of frozen warmwater shrimp remain down by double-digits after the halfway point of 2024, with the market beset by falling demand and prices, according to latest available trade data.

• No shortage of new ideas at Canada's largest lobster company

Francis Morrissey was looking forward to July 4, particularly the two o'clock appointment that had been on his schedule since April. After nearly three months without a shave and a haircut, it was time to tidy up.

• China's largest surimi maker nets record H1 profit

Anjoy Foods, China's largest surimi maker, reported record revenue and profit for the first half of 2024, despite broader economic headwinds.

• Young Canadian RAS entrepreneurs seek alternative species after province rejects jade perch

A startup Canadian recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) company is going back to the drawing board to come up with a species that will be deemed acceptable after earlier having its application to grow jade perch rejected by Ontario provincial authorities.

• Steady prices for Norwegian, Chilean salmon while Scots ease

Multiple industry sources have reported to?Undercurrent?that salmon prices out of Norway and Chile are expected to remain mostly unchanged during week 35 (Aug. 26-Sept. 1), while prices from Scotland continue to decline.