Fish industry news

It's well known Lunar New Year will happen on January, 23 this year. It is the major holiday in China and Korea, that's why Export pattern in the late November - early December didn't produce surprises.

During the first 11 months of 2011 Russia has become one of ten biggest import markets of Vietnamese shrimps, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Russia's Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) has published "Russian statistics yearbook 2001" covering data on the nation's social and economic position in 2010, seafood export and import statistics inclusive, as compared to previous years, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Seafood processors and equipment suppliers will have a unique opportunity to showcase their products to the UK market at the newly extended ‘Fishing, Aquaculture and Seafood Expo - from Sea to Plate' that is being staged in Glasgow, Scotland, in March 2012.

OJSC «Russian Sea Group» (the «Company» or the «Group»), one of Russia's leading consumer food companies, today announces the conclusion of contracts for 9 sites in Barents and White Sea basins destined for salmon and trout farming that were won as a result of a state-conducted tender.

The value of exports of pelagic fish in 2011 set a new record, totalling NOK 8.4 billion. This is an increase of 15% or NOK 1.1 billion compared to 2010. The value of exports of herring and mackerel from Norway has never been higher in a single year than in 2011. The value of mackerel exports totalled NOK 3.5 billion, up by 16%, while the value of herring exports totalled NOK 4.2 billion, an increase of 14% from the previous year, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council.

In 2011, the value of exports of Norwegian groundfish including clipfish, salted fish and stockfish totalled NOK 11.2 billion to set a new export record. Compared to 2010, the value of exports was up by NOK 739 million or 7%. The biggest increase was in exports of frozen whole fish to China for further processing, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council.

In 2011, the value of Norwegian Salmon exports totalled NOK 29.2 billion. This is a decline of NOK 2 billion or 6.4%. This decline is attributable to a fall in the average price of Norwegian Salmon from NOK 37.47 to NOK 31.93 per kg, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council.

In 2011, Norwegian seafood exports totalled NOK 53 billion. After seven years in a row of consistent growth, the Norwegian seafood industry reported a slight fall in the value of exports of 1.2% or NOK 644 million compared to the record-setting year of 2010.

With one of the best management regimes in the world, the traditional Norwegian fishery sector achieved a record export value in 2011 of NOK 22 billion. This is an increase of NOK 1.7 billion compared to 2010. Exports of Norwegian haddock, saithe, herring and mackerel have all set new records in 2011, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council.

Professional media have recently written a lot how nice it is that Akros (major Kamchatka-based harvester with more than 50 000 tonnes of Pollock quota) had decided to join Pollock Catchers Association. We want to say something about it too.

In summer 2011 Alaska pollock market players learned that Pacific Andes Holding acquired Viktoriya mothership to rebuild the crumbling giant for surimi production in Russian Pollock Fisheries. The industry insiders have generally made positive comments on the daring project and specifically on the speed of rebuilding but risks for the venture have also surfaced, according to http://www.megafishnet.com/

On 1 January 2012 new customs legislative acts of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will come into force, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

In January-November 2011 Russia's fresh fish imports made a big leap while frozen fish imports dwindled, reports http://www.megafishent.com/

The Republic of Belarus, which is one of three members of the Customs Union along with Russia and Kazakhstan and has a free trade zone with most of CIS states, has announced a list of 39 special importers who will enjoy the exclusive right to import seafood to the republic in 2012, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/

Dear friends! Merry X-mas and Happy New Year!

Board of directors of non-commercial partnership ECR Russia uniting trade chains and producers of consumer goods has officially supported a draft concept on implementation of national system of seafood origin and transportation traceability which has been earlier developed by the Fish Union, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/