Two Peruvian plants begin processing wild U.S. salmon to compete with China

Published 2024년 4월 3일

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Peruvian seafood processors Seafrost and Altamar Foods are venturing into the Alaskan wild salmon market, aiming to serve American customers and position themselves as viable alternatives to Chinese processors amidst concerns over the latter's use of Russian raw materials. Seafrost, exporting to over 30 countries with substantial processing capabilities, and Altamar Foods, operating from Florida with a fleet and a plant in Peru, are making this strategic move despite minimal salmon imports from Peru to the USA in 2023. This initiative reflects their effort to diversify operations in light of potential declines in local fish catches.

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Peruvian processing companies Seafrost and Altamar Foods have begun purchasing raw materials (H&G) from wild salmon from Alaska, USA, and have taken orders for American customers. Seafrost is one of the largest seafood processing companies in Peru, exporting products to more than 30 countries and regions around the world, with a daily processing capacity of 250 tons and a daily production capacity of 4,000 canned products. Altamar Foods' office is located in Florida, USA, and has more than 20 fishing vessels and a frozen processing plant in Peru with a daily processing capacity of 800 tons. According to statistics from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the United States will only import 14 tons of salmon products from Peru in 2023, with an import value of US$121,000. Historically, the Alaska seafood industry has long-term cooperation with Chinese processing plants, and Peruvian plants have plans to compete with China because the international market has ...

Source: Foodmate