Global demand for US pollock in the future is likely to be stable “at best,” said an executive from Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui).
This means keeping a balance of production of surimi for Asia and fillets, mainly for Europe, is key for the US of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fishing companies, said Volker Kuntzsch, president of the US division of Nissui, which owns pollock processor Unisea and a 25 percent in harvester Glacier Fish.
“The question for the pollock producers is to get a balance in supply between surimi, mainly for Asia, and fillet blocks for Europe,” he told IntraFish.
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