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China's crab imports from the Russian Federation experience significant surge
30/01/2024
With the United States of America and European Union imposing a ban on Russian seafood exports, the Chinese market has emerged as the most crucial destination...
Norway recommends 60 percent cut in king crab quota
18/01/2024
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) completed a 2023 research survey that showed a significant decline in the king crab population in the...
Tight supplies of king crab in North America
25/10/2023
Supplies of king crab in the United States of America will be extremely tight in the coming months, mainly due to two causes: the red king crab fishery...
Tight supplies of king crab and blue crab, a little better for snow crab
17/08/2023
The king crab resource in Alaska is not in good shape, and steps are being taken to reduce the fishery. Some harvesters are switching to golden king...
Crab - Improving demand, weak prices
27/04/2023
Demand for crab, in general, appears to be recovering in most markets, but supplies of some products are tight. Snow crab quotas for the 2023 season...
Key documents
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly crab analysis - June 2024
03/10/2024
Supplies of king crab are low, and western markets (especially the United States of America) are struggling from not being able to import product from the Russian Federation due to the ongoing ban. Snow crab supplies from Canada are expected to be lower in 2024 than in 2023, which could push prices up.
GLOBEFISH | Quarterly crab analysis - April 2024
08/07/2024
Supplies of king crab are envisaged to be tight in 2024, mainly because the fishery in the Bering Sea is closed. Landings in the Russian Federation are good but as Russian king crab is banned from the North American market, these supplies are going mainly to Asia. Snow crab supplies are slightly better and demand is good.