Gourmet Ocean Products Buys Another 400,000 lbs of Sea Cucumber With Chinese Sales Strong
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - January 21, 2015
Gourmet Ocean Products Inc. bought another 400,000 pounds of mature sea cucumber, which has pushed the company's total sea cucumber purchases to 700,000 pounds since last September.
According to Gourmet the current wholesale, market price for sea cucumber is estimated to be between CAD $12 and $15 per pound.
The product was sourced from Washington State, British Columbia and Alaska and it has been processed (cooked and salted) in Vancouver and Alaska. Approximately 480,000 pounds has been shipped to China and the company plans to sell the product to distributors and retailers, throughout the 2015 winter season.
The purchase and sale of fully-grown shellfish represents an important part of the company's business strategy to generate multiple revenue streams as well as offset the seasonality of shellfish production....
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