Archive for February 2018
Tuesday, February 27, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICE Tuesday 27.02.18 Boats 6 Consignments 3 Boxes 5205 Cod Large £1.70 – £2.60 Cod Medium £1.80 – £2.30 Cod Selected £1.80 – £2.20 Cod Small £2.00 – £2.50 Haddock Large £1.50 – £2.00 Haddock Medium £1.50 – £2.00 Haddock Selected £1.50 – £2.50 Seed £1.25 – £2.50 Chippers 90p – £2.40 Metros…
Read MoreTwice recognised in Scottish awards
BUCKIE based Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL) has been named as a finalist at the North East Scotland Food and Drink Awards 2018 thanks to the strong market performance of one of its smoked salmon products. M&S Twice Smoked Scottish Salmon has been shortlisted in the ‘Most Successful Product from the 2017 Awards’ category because of…
Read MoreMaine site for second land based farm
A SECOND company has unveiled plans to build a huge indoor land based salmon farm in the US east coast state of Maine. The company is Whole Oceans, which has signed an agreement to purchase a large part of a redundant paper mill site in the small coastal community of Bucksport (population 4,924). Just a month ago the Norwegian aquaculture company…
Read MoreLerøy 2017 results hit new record
THE Lerøy Seafood Group today reported an eight per cent rise in revenues last year to a record high of NOK 18,624 million (£1.7 billion) in what it describes as a demanding and exciting year. And the operating profit also hit record levels, rising to NOK 3,317 million (£303.5 million) from NOK 2,843 million in 2016. The profit…
Read MoreSubsea salmon farm gets go ahead
A JOINT venture between Norway\’s Akva Group, Sinkaberg-Hansen and Egersund Net has been given approval for one development licence by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries. The consortium had applied for six licences for its industrial scale submersible salmon farm project, Atlantis Subsea Farming (ASF), in January 2016. In March 2017, the Directorate gave approval for ASF…
Read MoreStaff harder to find say processors
MORE than a third of UK seafood companies say they are now say experiencing a lower availability of suitable candidates following the EU referendum, a Grimsby Food Careers event in Grimsby has heard. But so far it is not affecting production. Some of the latest data on current recruitment issues in the industry was unveiled by…
Read MoreMonday, February 26, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND WEEK 9 Monday 26th February 2018 5 BOATS LANDED 1311 BOXES Fairway, Sedulous, Tranquility, Avrella, Resilient SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS COD 1 316 2.88 2.80 COD 2 4645 2.91 2.49 COD 3 5315 2.33 2.12 COD 4 3064 2.23 1.97…
Read MoreMonday, February 26, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES MONDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 2909 TODAY KILOS: 145450 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 626 16 1552 715 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL Large 2.30 2.50…
Read MoreMonday, February 26, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICE Monday 26.02.18 Boats 8 Consignments 5 Boxes 5969 Cod Large £2.00 – £3.20 Cod Medium £2.00 – £2.50 Cod Selected £2.00 – £2.40 Cod Small £1.70 – £2.70 Haddock Large £1.80 – £2.30 Haddock Medium £1.80 – £2.30 Haddock Selected £1.80 – £2.30 Seed £1.50 – £2.30 Chippers £1.40 – £1.80 Metros…
Read MoreUS move drives up Young's Q1 sales and profits
YOUNG\’S Seafood is on course for one of its best years in almost a decade, its first quarter financial results show. Buoyed by its move into the United States, the company has reported a turnover of £141.1 million, an increase of 9.6 per cent year on year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were £4 million, bolstered by…
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