While Alaska pollock prices continue to remain below their historic highs in the US market -- where earlier this year they were still over $5,000 (€4,624) -- demand for the product is picking up, and prices are starting to settle, according to suppliers of the whitefish.
"I can’t speak for others, but we are fully committed when it comes to blocks, and almost there on surimi," one executive with catcher-processor vessels in Alaska's Bering Sea, told IntraFish.
Understanding Alaska pollock products
Pinbone-out fillet blocks (PBO): Fish are filleted with the pinbone removed, then frozen into a single block, which is later cut for products such as fish fingers/fish sticks.
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