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Nichirei’s seafood unit lifts profit ahead of food business integration

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:29:35 +0000

The seafood business of the Japanese firm posted a 15% rise in operating profit to JPY 1.3bn for the April-December period, keeping restructuring on track ahead of its food business integration in April

US tariff cut for India spurs Ecuador to seek better trade terms, says CNA head

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:09:07 +0000

Ecuador's shrimp industry faces immediate pressure after the US cut tariffs on Indian imports to 18%, erasing the temporary advantage Ecuador had gained in the US market

Why new US Dietary Guidelines are worth $1.6bn to seafood industry

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:07:39 +0000

'The sales impact for occasional seafood consumers who add one more seafood meal per week translates to approximately a 10% increase in annual seafood sales at retail, or $1.6bn per year' -- Linda Cornish, Seafood Nutrition Partnership

US state advances shrimp origin labeling bill aimed at restaurants

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:07:28 +0000

If signed, Georgia would join a small but growing group of US states considering or implementing seafood origin disclosure rules beyond federal retail labeling requirements, which currently do not apply to restaurants

Viking Village leader, who popularized New Jersey scallops, dies at 75

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:55:30 +0000

Ernest "Ernie" Panacek, who grew Viking Village's annual revenue from $2 million to $40m, died on Jan. 23

Week 6 US wholesale prices: India trade deal freezes shrimp movement; Large lobsters hit new highs

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:53:06 +0000

UCN's week six price assessments and market wrap-ups for US wholesale prices for crab, salmon, shrimp, lobster, groundfish, farmed whitefish and scallops are available on our new platform

Leader of Walton Foundation’s $30m oceans sustainability program departs

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:52:34 +0000

The departure comes as the foundation shifts its focus from oceans to markets

Canadian province shutters seafood-critical Boston trade office

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:21:40 +0000

'The provincial government has determined that concentrating resources in a single geographic location is no longer the most effective approach to advancing international trade' -- Newfoundland and Labrador premier Tony Wakeham.