September 22, 2025 — The scallop market in the US has faced continued challenges in 2025. Low domestic landings continue providing upward pricing pressure, while potentially constrained availability from Canada adds to tight North American supply. A similar scenario played out in 2024, when many market participants turned to Japanese product as a quality substitute for domestic shortfalls.
Fallout from FDA radioactive shrimp alert includes holdup of imports
September 18, 2025 — In late August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an import alert on frozen breaded shrimp from Indonesia due to the presence of radioactive isotope Cesium-137 (Cs-137).
That alert has since wreaked havoc on some U.S. importers, processors, and retailers.
Inflation drives slight seafood sales growth at US retail in August
September 16, 2025 — Seafood sales at U.S. retail stores grew slightly by value in August, mainly due to inflation, according to data from market research firm Circana.
“Seafood experienced some inflation across all temperature zones, including ambient, refrigerated, and frozen,” 210 Analytics Principal Anne-Marie Roerink said.
Steep decline in landings show imports’ impact, US shrimpers say
September 16, 2025 — NOAA Fisheries landings data for 2024 show sharp declines in U.S. Gulf and South Atlantic catches. That trend is likely an indicator of the impact competition from inexpensive imported shrimp is having on the U.S. domestic market, according to the Southern Shrimp Alliance.
The U.S. landings “confirm the incredible damage caused to the U.S. shrimp industry by the massive influx of cheap, farmed shrimp imported into this country over the last four years,” the alliance said in its analysis issued Sept. 15.
NOAA’s figures show 158.9 million pounds of shrimp were landed in the Gulf and South Atlantic last year with a total value of $257.9 million. “This is by far the lowest amount of shrimp harvested in these regions since 1961,” according to the alliance.
The industry group’s paper includes graphics generated from annual landings totals.
Logistics sector acclimating to tariff shocks, but policy changes still likely to drive trends
September 11, 2025 — The shipping and logistics sector appears to be acclimating to a year of tariff-related shocks that drove shippers to rush goods to key markets.
Prices for routes between the Far East and the United States peaked dramatically in June, with prices for routes between Shanghai and Los Angeles in particular climbing to USD 5,914 (EUR 5,055) for a 40-foot-equivalent unit (FEU), according to the Drewry World Container Index. By 28 August, however, prices had fallen steeply to around USD 2,522 (EUR 2,156) for the same route.
Ørsted and Iberdrola Are Trying to Save U.S. Offshore Wind Investments
September 9, 2025 — Two major offshore wind developers, Ørsted and Iberdrola, have efforts underway to save their offshore wind projects in the United States. The companies are reportedly trying to win over the Trump administration, which opposes offshore wind energy, by emphasizing the larger investments in the United States.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Bloomberg reports, confirmed that the administration is “actively engaged in discussions” with Ørsted over the future of the Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut. According to the reports, Wright, during a presentation at the Council of Foreign Relations, confirmed that there is “a very active dialogue,” saying the issues of the wind farm were being “worked and discussed.”
Last month, the Trump administration issued a stop work order for the project, which Ørsted said is 80 percent installed. The company highlighted its large investment, saying that all of the foundations for the 704 MW wind farm are installed and that 45 out of the 65 wind turbines have also been installed. The export cabling and the onshore power substation are nearly complete.
Ørsted filed a lawsuit challenging the legal authority to suspend the project, calling it a necessary step. The company, however, also said it was continuing to seek a resolution with the administration.
IFFO surveys find global fishmeal, fish oil production has increased so far in 2025
September 8, 2025 — The latest statistics gathered by IFFO – the Marine Ingredients Organization indicates global fishmeal and fish oil production through July 2025 is ahead of global production in the same period of 2024.
According to IFFO – which gathers survey data from members in Chile, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritius, Norway, the U.K., the U.S., Peru, South Africa, and Spain – global production of fishmeal through July 2025 is roughly 8 percent ahead of the same period of 2024. Fish oil production is also ahead of last year and has increased by around 5 percent.
FDA investigation finds over 30 percent of frozen seafood import samples short-weighted
September 5, 2025 — A recently released report by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found 36 percent of frozen seafood products it tested were short-weighted.
The FDA said it conducted an assessment from 2022 to 2024 to collect and test a range of frozen raw and seafood products for the practice of short-weighting – or indicating a higher net weight of seafood on the package than is actually contained. Short-weighting typically involves seafood companies adding a thicker water glaze to products that results in a higher water weight than legally allowed.
US appeals court rules some Trump tariffs are illegal, but impacts will continue
September 2, 2025 — The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled a large swath of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal, but the tariffs will stay in place as the case awaits appeal.
The court ruled that the sweeping tariffs on almost every country in the world Trump announced in April were an overreach of his authority to impose tariffs under federal economic emergency laws. Trump had issued the “reciprocal” tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), but the appeals court ruling said that the IEEPA does not have a mechanism to impose tariffs.
US, Canadian retailers slash prices to entice anxious shoppers
August 26, 2025 — Retailers in both the U.S. and Canada have implemented price drops in order to entice shoppers, many of whom are seeking value wherever they can find it amid continued global trade uncertainty.
Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.A.-based retail giant Walmart rolled back prices on 7,400 items in the second quarter of its 2026 fiscal year, which is 2,000 more than the same period last year, per Supermarket News.
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