69% drop in China exports
China delivered the biggest export hit to Norwegian salmon farmers during August, according to the country’s seafood council. A year ago it was the largest growth market by far, but […] Continue Reading
Salmon facing confusing picture
THE salmon industry faced a still uncertain outlook this week as it entered the second half of the calendar year. It was a mixed and confused picture for producers after […] Continue Reading
Beijing gives salmon covid all clear
SALMON is not the source of a new Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing, Chinese authorities have declared. The announcement will come as a huge relief to fish farming companies in Scotland, […] Continue Reading
Chinese salmon case sends industry shockwaves
SEAFOOD shares on the Norwegian Stock Market fell last night following reports that a number of supermarkets in the Chinese capital Beijing have removed salmon from their counters after a […] Continue Reading
BioMar has China in their hands
The BioMar-Tongwei Joint Venture partnership has now begun commercial production of aqua feeds in their new factory based in Wuxi, China. The new facility has already proven to deliver high […] Continue Reading
New export opportunities amidst covid chaos
Is the demand for salmon from China and other Asian countries beginning to show signs of sustained recovery? The Norwegian Seafood Council believes this is the case and says there […] Continue Reading
No China Crisis for StofnFiskur
Stofnfiskur hf, a Benchmark Genetics company, last week successful shipped Atlantic salmon ova out of Iceland for delivery to customers in China. This is the second delivery of ova to […] Continue Reading
Deadly new virus threatening Chinese shrimp farms
A DEADLY new virus is re-emerging in China, the first country hit by Covid 19 – but this time it is threatening to decimate many of the country’s shrimp farms. […] Continue Reading
Norway facing challenge from rival salmon countries
RISING volume growth from rival salmon producing nations, including Scotland, is beginning to seriously challenge Norwegian fish farmers, the latest export figures show today. It is the main reason why […] Continue Reading