Whitefish

Production of high-value Alaska pollock products down in 2020; more surimi anticipated for 2021 A season

While the pandemic has created sky-high demand for many frozen Alaska pollock products, production has remained challenging.

Alaska pollock producers are benefitting from strong demand, but production challenges brought by COVID-19 could change the production mix toward surimi in the A season.
Alaska pollock producers are benefitting from strong demand, but production challenges brought by COVID-19 could change the production mix toward surimi in the A season.Foto: Elisabeth Fischer/IntraFish
Published 9 February 2021, 05:03Updated 9 February 2021, 14:38
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