Compensation won’t mend export fiasco, warns SSPO A £23 million compensation fund for seafood exporters who have lost business because of post-Brexit red tape will not solve the problems they face, Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) chief executive Tavish Scott said today.
Seafood sector pleads for breathing space as red tape strangles exports Scotland’s seafood sector today repeated an urgent call for a six-month “grace period” from red tape which is causing huge problems for exports to Europe.
Salmon farmers plead for port priority to salvage festive period Scotland’s salmon farmers today called for perishable seafood products to be given priority access to Channel crossings following France’s decision to re-open its border to exports from the UK. It closed the border on Sunday to prevent a new variant of Covid-19 being carried across the Channel from the UK.
Salmon farmer stops using air freight, saves 80% in costs Faroese salmon farmer HiddenFjord has stopped transporting its products by air, despite relying on export markets for virtually all its sales, including around 30% in the United States.
Weaker currency ‘lifted Norway seafood exports by NOK 3.5bn’ The sharp fall in the value of the Norwegian krone in March following the global introduction of Covid-19 lockdown measures was the difference between the nominal value of the country’s seafood exports rising instead of falling, a study has concluded.
Help us make it to market, fish farmers tell politicians Scotland’s salmon farmers have called for the UK and Scottish governments to help them reach export markets blocked by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Norway salmon exports worth 13% less in April The amount of Norwegian salmon exported in April was down just 3% compared to the same period in 2019, but the value fell by 13%.
Norway driving hard to keep seafood exports moving Norway’s seafood production levels and wild catches are continuing at a relatively normal level, the country’s Seafood Council said today.
Salmon farmers consider sharing processing plants Scotland’s salmon farmers may share processing facilities if and when workers at their plants are either diagnosed with coronavirus and self-isolate, the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) said today.
Unrest dents Chile’s salmonid export earnings The value of salmonid exports from Chile fell 17.8% to US $427 million (£324m) in November amid problems caused by widespread social unrest at rising inequality in the country.
Norway sets new October seafood export value record The value of Norway’s seafood exports reached a record high for October, helped by a weak krone and higher salmon harvesting.
AquaChile salmon plant set alight by looters A group of people set fire to part of a salmon processing plant owned by AquaChile and tried to loot it last night after a week in which the industry has increasingly become a target for Chileans angry with growing inequality in the country.
Salmon exports jump 25% in first half of 2019 The value and volume of Scottish salmon exports both increased by 25% in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2018, new figures show.
Scottish salmon exports worth £505m in 2018 The value of salmon exported from Scotland in 2018 was just under £505 million, around 16% less than the record-breaking year before, new figures from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs show.
