February 18, 2026 — Seafood sales values increased across the U.S. as a combination of environmental factors and inflation lead to double-digit percentage increases.
Winter storms across many regions of the U.S. in January led to a surge in shelf-stable seafood and other retail seafood sales, including in the fresh and frozen categories. The storms caused Americans to eat at home in larger numbers during the month, and retail food and beverage volume jumped up 18 percent for the week ending 25 January, according to Circana data analyzed by 210 Analytics in Lakeland, Florida, U.S.A., while restaurant transactions fell 6 percent that week.