Pollock fillets staying closer to home as the US and EU decrease imports

The United States and the European Union have seen reduced imports of pollock fillets, even as domestic production of Alaskan pollock fillets is rising in the U.S.At the 2024 Global Seafood Market Conference in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. on 25 January, Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers Director of Industry Relations, Partnerships, and Fishery Analysis Ron Rogness reported the global pollock catch will increase 12 percent between 2022 and 2024, reaching 410,000 metric tons (MT).The U.S. catch is predicted to remain stable at about 1.45 million MT in 2023, while Russia’s catch is slated to increase from 1.95 million MT in 2023 to 2.05 million MT in 2024, with an increase in harvests predicted in the Western Bering Sea. Global production is expected to eclipse 3.7 million MT in 2024.U.S. production rose 17 percent in 2023, resulting in a 21 percent increase in surimi production to 195,107 MT; a 20 percent increase in deep-skin fillet production to 58,890 MT; a 9 percent increase in ...