Tom Seaman

Indonesian government has told shrimp processors in Lampung and Java to ‘temporarily’ stop shipping to US after bombshell FDA directive stipulating all exports must be certified from the regions as radiation-free by Oct. 31, a date seen as an arrival deadline

There’s some confusion around whether the Oct. 31 date is a ship-by or an arrive-by date — ‘If it is arrive-by, we are done. If it is ship-by, we have a chance to get something sorted,’ says one Indonesian exec  

Editor in chief Tom Seaman brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week 

Editor in chief Tom Seaman brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week 

During the GAPP conference week, Undercurrent launched three new monthly price assessments for pollock fillet blocks from China, Russia and the US

The US so-called ‘reciprocal’ tariffs are tied to the raw material, so Ecuador can send its shrimp to Asia for peeling and still get it into the US market at the lower rate assigned the Latin American country, said Omarsa CEO Sandro Coglitore

Clearwater, which Premium co-owns with the Mi’kmaq First Nations, posted a Q2 net loss of CAD 35m, more than double the CAD 17.4m loss in the same period last year

Editor-in-chief Tom Seaman brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week

Every Thursday, Undercurrent News publishes price assessments for skipjack tuna, CFR Bangkok, Thailand, and ex-vessel in Manta, Ecuador

Editor-in-chief Tom Seaman brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week