Farm-raised Atlantic salmon maintains its healthy levels of omega-3 fatty acids when baked to the proper temperature, and actually decreases the presence of fatty acid oxidation byproducts.
Statistics NZ says in its latest seafood industry survey that salmon, tarakihi and gurnard are the most commonly available fish species in supermarkets and fish shops.
Chinese agricultural authorities are racing to skill up officials and insurance firms to extend subsidized insurance coverage to the country’s highly fragmented aquaculture sector.
Korean weekly wholesale prices for imported beef this week were reportedly steady on last week, with the exception of US short rib prices which eased another 2% on last week at KRW12,800/kg.
The volume of export-quality or sashimi-grade fresh mature yellowfin tuna landed at General Santos City, the “Tuna Capital of the Philippines,” is getting fewer year-on-year.
Majestic Seafood’s new K85 million (US$38 million) tuna processing facility at Malahang in Lae will be commissioned next month by Prime Minister Peter O’Neill.
A key Chinese shrimp exporter is blaming competition from Ecuador and Thailand for a woeful 2012 financial performance that will disappoint investors funding capacity expansion in the country’s seafood sector.
Operating income of Seaboard Corp.’s Pork segment in the first quarter ended March 30 totaled $32,264,000, down 39 percent from $52,873,000 in the same period a year ago.
Brazilian meat producer JBS has agreed to acquire Unidade Industrial Ana Rech hog processing facility, 491,000 hogs and poultry farm assets from BRF Brasil Foods, in a deal worth BRL200m ($100m).
A small group of protesters stood in front of the Abbotsford Costco on Wednesday afternoon to raise awareness of their campaign to boycott the sale of Atlantic farmed salmon.
A move by an Icelandic company to resume whale hunting after a two-year hiatus has angered conservation groups that are now calling on the United States to impose sanctions against the country.
Clearwater’s 1Q report for 2013 shows a slight drop in sales and adjusted earnings versus 2012, but the numbers “were consistent with management expectations.”
A large number of farmers are engaged in the business without following certain standards in breeding, slaughtering, processing and transportation, which makes it difficult to supervise the safety of the product.
