Higher sales, especially for coldwater shrimp, and higher prices for most species, have fueled growth at Clearwater Seafoods, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
US-based artisan and premium cheese producer Sartori has announced the launch of its Limited Edition Extra-Aged Goat cheese, just in time for the Christmas season.
This year's drought led to a widespread liquidation in the U.S. beef herd as the cost of feed skyrocketed and the quantity of available feed fell through the floor.
Dina for Agricultural Investments (DinaFarms), an Egypt-based dairy producer, has received 1,000 milking cows from the US, as part of expansion plans to maximize its raw milk production capacity.
Between January and September 2012, total shrimp exports from Vietnam reach more than USD 1.63 billion (EUR 1.3 billion), dropping 3.9 percent from the same time period in 2011, according to the latest figures from the VASEP.
French food agency FranceAgriMer confirms today's economic situation continues to impact how the French buy seafood, with overall demand falling slightly.
The Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) program has reached a major milestone, with combined annual output from BAP-certified plants exceeding a million metric tons at the end of October 2012, up from 763,000 a year earlier.
Twelve leading fruit marketers from five continents are joining forces to perfect red-flesh apples and bring the exciting new varieties to market within five years.
Four of Ireland’s most successful seafood companies, McBride Fishing, Carr Shellfish, Sofrimar and Shellfish de La Mer, have come together to set up Jade Ireland Seafood Limited, a joint venture company with an office based in Shanghai.
Published: Nov 13, 2012
By: Steve Meyer and Len Steiner
USDA released on Friday its latest estimates of US and world grain and oilseed supplies and the numbers were generally larger than expected by the trade, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Warm weather for about half of the weekend wasn't too kind on corn in storage, especially those bushels that were put away a little higher on the moisture scale.
This week, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and other members of Parliament will fan out across Canada making Growing Forward announcements that will highlight the benefits of Canada's new agricultural policy framework, Growing Forward 2.
US-based Guernsey Dairy has halted the production of organic milk, due to due to decline in milk yields as a result of sustained wind and rain and poor crop harvests.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index fell one per cent in October 2012, and for the first ten months of the year food prices were on average eight per cent lower than in the same period in 2011.
Japan has bought at least 500,000 metric tons of U.S. feed-grade corn for January-March shipment, stepping up purchases from the world's top exporter despite higher costs compared with Brazilian corn.
After defeating a proposal in 2010 to ban the export of an endangered fish that is a key ingredient of sushi, Japan and Asian nations argued it should be left to quota-setting international fisheries bodies to bring the species back from the brink.
