Christine Blank

Fresh and frozen seafood prices continued to drop at U.S. retail stores in April, but seafood sales as a whole declined across the country, partly due to an earlier Easter holiday that took place 31 March. Frozen seafood prices declined 4.3 percent to USD 7.29 (EUR 6.75) per pound on average during the month compared to April 2023, according to data from research firm Circana, analyzed by Lakeland, Florida, U.S.A.-based 210 Analytics. Fresh… Read More

U.S. retailers and restaurant chains have ramped up their seafood promotions leading up to Mother’s Day, which will take place 12 May this year.

Spending on this year’s holiday is expected to reach a near-record USD 33.5 billion (EUR 31 billion), according to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics’ annual consumer survey. If that comes to fruition, 2024 Mother’s Day spending would reach the

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The Alaskan seafood sector faced a particularly difficult year in 2023, marred by global and domestic economic pressures, the closure of processing facilities, an inventory glut, and low sales.

“The economic conditions facing the industry right now are serious, significant, and incredibly challenging,” Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) Communications Director Greg Smith told SeafoodSource. “ASMI is doing everything we

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Farmed salmon brand Secret Island Salmon has established a partnership with meal-delivery service CookUnity to distribute its products across the U.S.

Secret Island, which was launched by Puerto Montt, Chile-based Salmones Austral in October 2021, had been supplying New York City, U.S.A.-based CookUnity with its salmon for around one year before this more involved partnership came to fruition, Secret Island U.S. Business Development Head Daniel

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