All Fish articles – Page 72
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Commodities Update: peaches, fish, dried fruit
Growers protestGreek peach canners’ production schedules have been seriously disrupted by price disputes with growers. Growers have blockaded some canners’ premises and reports of civil unrest in the Pella region are causing concern among...
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So good for Sainsbury with Harvey on board
Sainsbury has snapped up former Somerfield meat buyer Tom Harvey to fill the role of chicken buyer. Harvey joins the retailer after two and a half years at Somerfield where he bought fish, poultry and red meat products.Starting as a fish...
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Commodities Update: tuna, salmon, corned beef
Tuna prices risingTuna raw material prices continue to rise as a result of poor fishing. UK importers face major fob increases from suppliers.Sources in Bangkok say skipjack prices are heading for $1,000 a tonne, which will mean increases...
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Columbus chicken on its way
The man behind the Columbus Egg phenomenon is seeking producers and retailers to embrace Columbus chicken.Billed as the “new fish”, because of its Omega-3 content, Columbus chicken represents the antithesis of the intensively produced,...
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John West turns arty
John West is trying to net a more upmarket image for its new Scottish-sourced tinned sardines with a design featuring a painting of the sea.The ‘Raging Sea’, by young artist Ewa Polanek, shows the area where the sardines are caught and will be...
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Pollock the next great white hope
The drive to raise the profile of sustainably sourced fish on supermarket shelves and in consumers’ diets is intensifying with Unilever’s decision to roll out Marine Stewardship Council-certified pollock across Europe in the next six months.The...
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Commodities Update: meat, fish, fruit, dried fruit
FOB prices still climbingWith Brazilian cattle prices at an all-time high, and an insatiable demand for frozen beef trimmings from Russia, corned beef importers face a difficult future. Freight-on-board prices have risen 22% in the past 12...
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Beef farmers blame supermarkets for price slump
Farmers are complaining that a glut of South American beef is having a major impact on domestic beef prices.Richard Haddock, chairman of the National Farmers’ Union livestock board blamed the supermarkets for a “Massive miscalculation”...
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Consumer Insight
When canned tuna is eatennCanned tuna was consumed on 707 million occasions in the past year, 1% less than in the previous yearn50% of all canned tuna eaten in the home is for...
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Young’s seafood for convenience
Britain’s top fish supplier Young’s Bluecrest is launching a wide range of products aimed at giving chilled seafood a major presence in the convenience sector for the first time.Young’s wants to boost its branded chilled turnover from £42m to...
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Commodities Update: tomatoes, fruit, fish
Good tomato pack dueItalian tomato processors are gearing up for another good pack as weather conditions have proved to be relatively favourable.But one Naples source warned: “We are not out of the woods yet. Talk of prices similar to last...
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Consumer Insight
nIn the past year there were 80 million meals featuring cod, an increase of 6% on last yearn66% of cod is eaten for an evening meal; 28% of cod is consumed on a...
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Commodities Update: dried fruit, fish, canned fruit, beef
Sultana trade buoyantTrade in Turkish sultanas is buoyant, with exports expected to have reached 200,000 tonnes by mid-June.“Export levels have been running at a faster pace this year than last,” said one source.Specially cleaned No...
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Salmon farm goes under
Another independently owned salmon farm in Shetland has lost the fight against low prices in the aquaculture industry. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ receivers have been appointed to wind up Hoove Salmon.Shetland’s independent farmed salmon industry...
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Commodities Update: tomatoes, fish, apricots
Tomato field prices lowerStock carry-over from last season has resulted in Italian canned tomato processors contracting with growers for 15% less fresh tomatoes.Field prices will be 5% lower than last season, but increases in the cost of...
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Lerwick port rakes in the mackerel catch
Fish landings in Shetland’s Lerwick harbour in the first three months of 2005 leapt dramatically, according to the Lerwick Port Authority.Lerwick Port Authority said that fish worth £23 million had been landed in the harbour, an increase of...
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Farmed cod set for big volumes
Britain’s major seafood supplier Young’s Bluecrest has hailed the birth of farmed cod as a major new food supply industry, anticipating it will reach some 200,000 tonnes by 2013.That level would represent a quarter of the volumes delivered...
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Commodities Update: tuna, salmon, sardines, dried fruit
Tuna catches spasmodicRaw material prices for tuna have eased, but catches are still spasmodic, leading to uncertainty over future price trends.Causing concern is the reluctance of packers to offer any long-term shipping periods. Bangkok...
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Fish farm merger forces job cuts
Marine Harvest and Stolt Seafoods, Scotland’s largest fish farming companies, have agreed to merge.The merger, which will create the newly-named company Marine Harvest, will lead to the loss of 120 jobs at the companies.Approximately...
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Commodities Update: beef, pork, salmon
Corned beef prices risingPrices of corned beef are continuing upward as Brazil wrestles with a weakening currency, the real, against a stronger US dollar.A Brazilian packer said: “Traders believe the industry is making excessive profits....