Archive for April 2018
Young’s Seafood up for sale
YOUNG’S, Britain’s largest seafood company, has formally announced that the business is to be put up for sale. And it is almost certain to attract widespread interest from at home and abroad. The news came in a statement yesterday from the parent company, Lion capital, which is owned by the private equity firm HPS Investment Partners (UK),…
Read MoreLoch Duart thanks communities for support
LOCH Duart thanked the communities where it farms by hosting two receptions last month – one in Scourie in Sutherland, and the other in Uist in the Hebrides. Managing director Alban Denton and Loch Duart staff met community leaders, owners of local hotels, shops, restaurants and B&Bs. The company updated the community on its work…
Read MoreThursday, April 19, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES THURSDAY 19TH APRIL 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 835 TODAY KILOS: 41750 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 170 – 225 440 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL Large – – COD 2…
Read MoreThursday, April 19, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Thursday 19th April 2018 5 BOATS LANDED 1095 BOXES Resilient, Sedulous, Radiant Star, Alison Kay, Valhalla SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS COD 1 360 2.44 2.42 COD 2 4639 2.55 2.32 COD 3 4035 2.48 2.23 COD 4 1177 2.42 2.23…
Read MoreThursday, April 19, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Thursday 19.04.18 Boats 4 Consignments 2 Boxes 3951 Cod Large £2.20 – £3.20 Cod Medium £2.10 – £2.70 Cod Selected £2.00 – £2.60 Cod Small £2.20- £2.80 Haddock Large £1.80- £2.20 Haddock Medium £1.80 – £2.25 Haddock Selected £2.00 – £2.30 Seed £1.80- £2.30 Chippers £1.80 – £2.25 Metros 50p –…
Read MoreSalmon and rum ‘married’ for royal wedding
ABERDEEN based salmon specialist John Ross Jr is marking the May wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by launching a celebration smoked salmon that marries rum with smoked salmon. The Original Rum Cured Smoked Salmon, which is presented in a bridal white pack, draws on a 160-year-old recipe using rum and sugar cane to create…
Read MoreScope for farm growth on other coasts
THE lead planning officer at Highland Council has called for the long standing moratorium on fish farms on Scotland’s east and north coasts to be reviewed by the Scottish government. Mark Harvey, giving evidence to the Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) committee at Holyrood yesterday, said it was a ‘strange situation’ that Scotland had three…
Read MoreBristol Seafood in $5m expansion
THE US state of Maine has received another significant boost to its expanding seafood industry. The company Bristol Seafood has announced it is investing nearly $5 million in its Portland processing facility over the next three years. The company says the investment, in partnership with the Maine Technology Institute (MTI), is made possible through a grant of more…
Read MoreChilean salmon deal on the cards
A BIG South American salmon farming deal could be on the horizon. The Chilean website Aqua.cl reports that Empresas AquaChile has made a $200 million plus offer to buy the salmon farming arm of rival company Friosur. So far there has been no reaction from Friosur, which is family owned by three brothers. Friosur is…
Read MoreGo ahead for Skye organic farms
HIGHLAND Council has given the go ahead to two organic salmon farms off Skye, the head of the planning department told MSPs this morning. Mark Harvey, giving evidence to the Rural Economy and Connectivity committee, said the farms were approved because of the social and economic benefits they will bring to the area. ‘It is…
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