ABOUT PRODUCTS SERVICES TRADESHOWS NEWS CAREERS CURRENT OFFERS CONTACT EMAIL info@simco.us CALL US TODAY 310-284-8446 February 26, 2021 Pandemic-related worker shortages and an influx of imports are causing frozen fish backlogs at major U.S. seafood ports. Pandemic-related worker shortages and an influx of imports are causing frozen fish backlogs at major U.S. seafood ports. Further, with freezers in key port cities filling up, higher costs are making their way through the supply chain, pushing seafood prices ... READ MORE Share : January 13, 2021 Protein producers, including Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride and Chicken of the Sea, are settling various legal battles Protein producers, including Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride and Chicken of the Sea, are settling various legal battles related to price fixing and anticompetitive activity. Food Institute Focus READ MORE Share : October 10, 2019 Smithfield Foods warned a shortage of pork bellies and ham may occur in the U.S. in 2020 Smithfield Foods warned a shortage of pork bellies and ham may occur in the U.S. in 2020 because China will likely import more pork to cover the deficit caused by swine fever. The U.S. Meat Export Federation projects those exports will ... READ MORE Share : July 30, 2019 Michigan tart cherry farmers are struggling Michigan tart cherry farmers are struggling amid a flood of low-price dried cherries from Turkey. Turkish imports of tart dried cherries nearly doubled annually over the last three years to 1.5 million-lbs. in 2018, selling at 89 cents per-lb. compared to ... READ MORE Share : May 22, 2019 Global honey prices are at the highest level in years Due to a wave of consumer demand for natural sweeteners and declining bee populations. U.S. retail prices averaged $7.66 a pound in May, up 9% from a year earlier, according the National Honey Board. Data from Euromonitor International shows prices ... READ MORE Share : May 8, 2019 The U.S. will impose a 17.5% tariff on Mexican tomato imports starting May 7 As the countries were unable to renew a 2013 agreement that suspended a U.S. anti-dumping investigation. The U.S. Commerce Department withdrew from the agreement that halted the antidumping case as long as Mexican producers sold their tomatoes above a pre-determined ... READ MORE Share : March 15, 2019 Record Low Prices for Chinese Peaches in 2018 The market share of Chinese canned peaches to the US increased last year, presumably motivated by lower fob prices in an uncertain trade environment due to US-China trade war last year. US imports of Chinese canned peaches last year were ... READ MORE Share : February 26, 2019 Chinese Apple Juice Concentrate Exports Collapse Exports in December less than a quarter of last year’s levels by Neil Murray @NeilatFOODNEWS neil.murray@informa.com﻿ China exported just 21,108 tonnes of AJC in December 2018, compared with nearly 90,800 tonnes in the previous December. This is a catastrophic decline. ... READ MORE Share : December 4, 2018 Antidumping Duties on Italian and Turkish Pasta to Continue The International Trade Administration and Department of Commerce found the revocation of antidumping duty orders on certain pasta from Italy and Turkey would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping. The agencies calculated weighted-average dumping margins up to 20.8% ... READ MORE Share : November 7, 2018 California makes cage-free hens a state law California voters approved a state-wide measure requiring that all eggs sold in the state come from cage-free hens by 2022 and bans the sale of pork and veal from farm animals raised in cages that don’t meet new minimum size requirements. ... READ MORE Share : October 31, 2018 Ocean Carriers Brace for Latest Round of Tarriffs Shipping and logistics businesses are preparing for increased volume during what used to be a slower period of the year. U.S. companies are stocking up on orders from China in order to get ahead of new tariffs, and shipping and ... READ MORE Share : October 24, 2018 Prices for Michigan tart cherries declined by half in recent years due to imports from Turkey. Michigan farmers, which represents 75% of U.S. production, have delayed plans for expansions as imports of tariff-free, subsidized tart-cherry juice concentrate from Turkey are sinking prices, according to the Cherry Marketing Institute, reported The Detroit News. Full Story READ MORE Share : September 20, 2018 California Cling Raw Peach Production In Downturn California’s cling peach raw material for canning this year is down by 13% from last year’s crop and acreage reductions for next year have been already anticipated. There are currently 15,697 peach bearing acres in California Cling peach raw material ... READ MORE Share : September 20, 2018 The United States will increase tariff on Chinese Imports The United States will initially apply a 10% import tariff on a range of agricultural commodity imports from China, before raising the rate to 25% at the start of next year, as part of its continuing response to what it ... READ MORE Share : August 21, 2018 Shrimp Prices At A Record High For July Shrimp landings in the Gulf of Mexico last month were 7.9 million-lbs., 31.3% below the prior sixteen-year historical average for the month, according to the Southern Shrimp Alliance. Ex-vessel prices reported for U15 count shrimp in the northern gulf were at ... READ MORE Share : 1 2 REQUEST FREE QUOTE! Contact Details 6330 San Vicente Blvd, Suite 540 Los Angeles, California 90048 USA 310-284-8446 info@simco.us Recent News February 26, 2021 Pandemic-related worker shortages and an influx of imports are causing frozen fish backlogs at major U.S. seafood ports. January 13, 2021 Protein producers, including Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride and Chicken of the Sea, are settling various legal battles Quick Links Current Offers Contact Terms of Use Privacy Policy Sitemap © 2021 - Simco Foods - All rights reserved. Professionally Optimized by SEO Web Design