Daily recap: Live from NASF, Aquaculture America; Week 10 US wholesale prices
Here's a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Wednesday, March 5.
Undercurrent News?is reporting live from the North Atlantic Seafood Forum, which is being held from March 4-6.
Undercurrent is blogging live from Aquaculture America, running March 6-10, in New Orleans, Louisiana.?
Undercurrent's?week 10 (March 3-9) US wholesale price assessments for various key commodities are available on our new platform.
Canada's High Liner Foods is partnering with processor Icewater Seafoods to bring cod from the recovered fishery off the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to its mix again in 2025, in addition to looking at haddock supply from Nova Scotia.
Argentina's red shrimp industry has experienced a strong season with impressive yields, but it faces increasing challenges as global competition heats up, especially from the cheaper farmed vannamei shrimp, sources told Undercurrent.
The delivered China prices for Russian headed and gutted pollock are falling while levels for cod and haddock are seemingly firming slightly, buyers and sellers told Undercurrent.
In Bangkok, Thailand, skipjack tuna cost and freight prices are rising above $1,600 per metric ton and are expected to reach $1,700/t soon. In contrast, ex-vessel prices in Manta, Ecuador, remain stable at $1,650/t.
US president Donald Trump, in his record-long, 99-minute speech given to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, didn't give any sign he might withdraw the 25% tariffs imposed on all goods from Canada and Mexico or the additional 10% tariff just placed on Chinese products.