Published: Jul 29, 2013

Look for Cargill to start offering certified tender beef products in 2014.

Published: Jul 29, 2013

Following detection of unusually high levels of toxins and an outbreak of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning in south-east England, several shellfish harvesting sites in Scotland have been closed.

Published: Jul 26, 2013

Canada’s Bay of Fundy and surrounding fishing areas have earned Marine Stewardship Council certification for its sea scallop fishery.

Published: Jul 26, 2013

Fish feed company Nutreco reported a dip in earnings in the first half of 2013 over last year, despite a rise in revenues.

Published: Jul 26, 2013

MKB Invest AS, an investment company wholly owned by Mimi K. Berdal, Copeinca director, has accepted China Fishery Gorup’s offer for its 9,000 shares.
 


Published: Jul 26, 2013

Sales volumes in the grain division of Russian integrated meat and fodder processor, Cherkizovo Group, decreased by 43 per cent year on year to 12,149 tonnes in the first half of 2013 from 21,193 tonnes for the first half of 2012.

Published: Jul 26, 2013

The DeQueen poultry processing plant, which is owned by Greeley, Colo.-based Pilgrim's Pride Corp., was cited for 11 safety violations for exposing workers to hazardous chemicals.

Published: Jul 26, 2013

eady-to-cook poultry weight during June 2013 totaled 3.53 billion lbs., down 4 percent from the amount certified in June 2012, according to the US Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Published: Jul 26, 2013

US commercial red-meat production totaled 3.86 billion lbs. in June, down 4 percent from the 4.02 billion lbs. produced a year ago.

Published: Jul 26, 2013

Smithfield Foods Inc said Wednesday that a US foreign-investment committee will conduct an additional 45-day-long review of its proposed $4.7 billion takeover by Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.

Published: Jul 25, 2013

When it comes to seafood, Cape Ann and other Massachusetts restaurants and marketers will be facing new truth-in-labeling mandates if a bill filed by a nearby North Shore lawmaker takes hold.

Published: Jul 25, 2013

The Port of Cork Company have today announced their annual results for 2012 and despite the on-going national economic downturn; the port returned an improved performance in 2012 compared to 2011.

Published: Jul 25, 2013

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has extended its review period for the proposed acquisition of Smithfield Foods, Inc. by Hong Kong -based Shuanghui International Holdings, Ltd.

Published: Jul 25, 2013

Overhill Farms Inc. announced it has entered into a memorandum of understanding to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a proposed merger with Bellisio Foods Inc.

Published: Jul 24, 2013 By: Lucy Towers

Bangladesh is one of the top freshwater aquaculture producers in the world, but it is currently facing problems over its tilapia seed quality.

Published: Jul 24, 2013

In 2012, the EU imported nearly US$4.5 billion of shrimp products, down over 30.5 per cent compared to that of 2011. This was the sharpest drop recorded since 1995.

Published: Jul 24, 2013

Copeinca’s board of directors unanimously told its shareholders on Tuesday the takeover offer from China Fishery represents an attractive financial opportunity and “represents an opportunity for continued development of Copeinca’s businesses in Peru.”

Published: Jul 24, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the importation of salmon from a major producer in Chile on Wednesday, following the discovery of the banned carcinogenic chemical known as crystal violet in a shipment of the fish.

Published: Jul 24, 2013

The CEO of Copeinca, Pablo Trapunsky, has accepted China Fishery Group’s offer for “all the outstanding shares of Copeinca made by its indirect subsidiary Grand Success Investment” in Singapore.

Published: Jul 24, 2013

For the second time in a month, a Pescanova subsidiary in Chile has earned the Global Aquaculture Alliance(GAA)’s best aquaculture practices (BAP) certification.