Biomar Ecuador Achieves Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s (ASC) Feed Certification

Ecuadorian shrimp farmers wanting to use ASC as a competitive edge in global markets – where transparency, responsibility, and traceability are increasingly important – are now able to obtain ASC compliant feed from BioMar.

Strong September Secures Solid Quarter for Norwegian Seafood Exports

According to the UN, food inflation continues to fall in Norway’s most important seafood markets after a long period of strong growth.

USDA Announces Actions to Lower Food Prices, Bring Fairness to Farmers, and Promote More Competitive Food Supply Chains

USDA is issuing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to seek comment on several possible interventions to develop new benchmarks as AMA base prices and approaches to trading when using benchmarks. 

USDA Report on Meat Industry Competition Confirms National Grocers Association’s Position on Harmful Effects of Retail Consolidation and Price Discrimination  

October 10, 2024 National Grocers Association

The study goes into detail with examples on how complicated schemes of rebates, fees, and other arrangements in the meat industry are construed to benefit the largest industry players. For example, in the report, a food consultant reported that a midsized packer found that its required trade spend to a national chain grocer of $120 million was double that of other chains.

Floral Associations Push Congress for Cost-Saving Measure

October 10, 2024 Society of American Florists

Leadership from the Society of American Florists (SAF) and the Association of Floral Importers of Florida (AFIF) recently pressed Congress to renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a trade program that enables duty-free access to imported flowers. Renewing the GSP could save the U.S. floral industry an estimated $20 million annually, providing stability and enabling reinvestment within the industry.