Negotiations About The Proposed Acquisition Of Dole Have Ended

January 5, 2018 Greenyard

Greenyard today announced that negotiations to acquire Dole Food Company, Inc. (“Dole”) have ended without a definitive agreement.

First Cobia Farm Becomes ASC Certified

The Open Blue farm in Panama has become the first cobia producer in the world certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard. To attain certification, the farm was assessed by an independent auditor against a set of robust requirements stipulated by the ASC Seriola and Cobia Standard.

Oregon Coast Crabbing Closure Impacts The Industry

In the middle of a parking lot on the Charleston Marina, a large square of crab pots sits six pots high and 12 wide. Fisheries and fishermen alike are geared up for the commercial crabbing season that has been pushed back to Jan. 15.

Fishery Starts Chemical Tagging Its Salmon To Stop Rogue Traders

A Scottish fish farm is to be the first in the northern hemisphere to introduce chemical tagging in an attempt to eliminate food fraud.

Cattle Rally On Higher Cash, Beef Prices

January 4, 2018 Karl Plume, Reuters

This week’s cash cattle sales could be $1 to $2 higher, traders said. The choice wholesale beef price on Tuesday rose $2.24 per cwt to $205.14, while the select cutout jumped $3.59 to $197.57 per cwt, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.