OBI Seafoods, Peter Pan Seafood Awarded USDA Section 32 Salmon Contract

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service put out a request in early February that it was seeking 1,139,999.976 cases of canned pink salmon. Now, the PCA Report has been released, revealing that two companies — OBI Seafoods and Peter Pan Seafood Company — received the Section 32 salmon contract.

OBI Seafoods was awarded 1,083,760 cases of 24/14.75 oz canned pink salmon with a weighted average price of $48.0600, not to exceed the award value of $53,992,923.20. Peter Pan Seafood Company was awarded 367,840 cases of 24/14.75 oz...

USDA Awards 5 Companies CCC Fish Contract For Canned Salmon, Alaska Pollock

Last month the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service issued a new solicitation for CCC, or Commodity Credit Corporation Fish. The government agency has since awarded contracts to five companies. 

The CCC Fish bid, which opened on February 9, was seeking 173,599.908 cases of 24/7.5 oz canned red salmon and 148,959.804 cases of 24/14.75 oz canned red salmon. According to the PCA Report released by the USDA, Kanaway Seafoods, OBI Seafoods and Peter Pan Seafood Company have all been awarded bids. Kanaway was awarded 2,800 cases of...

New Year, New Economic Landscape for Alaska’s Fishing and Processing Industry

Besides the weather, the most talked-about subject for those in the seafood industry, from Alaska’s coastal communities to Seattle boardrooms, is how to adjust to the rapidly-changing economic environment in Alaska’s seafood industry.

The most recent tremor in the landscape was Peter Pan Seafood’s announcement to close their King Cove plant for the duration of the ‘A’ season, which opens January 20 for pollock. Extending to April, the ‘A’ season is when the majority of the annual catch of 1.3 million metric tons of Bering Sea pollock ... 

Pacific Seafood, OBI, Silver Bay and Trident Land Latest USDA Salmon Contract

Last month the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an open purchase request for wild salmon. Now, the winners of the contract have been announced.

Of the wild salmon that the USDA is seeking, 252,000 pounds is for frozen fillets in the price range of $7.10-$7.40. The USDA also requested 153,520 cases of canned pink salmon in the price range of $43.49-$53.06.

Dulcich Inc., dba Pacific Seafood, scored the entire 252,000 pounds of frozen fillets at a price of...

OBI, Trident Sell $4.3 Million Worth of Pollock, Salmon in Latest USDA Purchase

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchased over $4.3 million of Alaska pollock and pink salmon products for child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for Fiscal Year 2023.

According to the Purchase Award Description released by the USDA, the government bought 910,800 pounds worth of frozen Alaska pollock for just shy of $1.7 million. The USDA also bought $2.6 million worth of canned pink salmon products.

The USDA bought 957,920 pounds of seafood products for $4,303,193.04...

OBI Seafoods Not Operating Larsen Bay Plant For 2024 Season Due to "Poor Pink Salmon Forecast"

OBI Seafoods confirmed on Wednesday that its Larsen Bay plant on Kodiak Island will not be in operation for the 2024 salmon season. The company said that the decision stems from the "poor pink salmon forecast" that was issued by Alaska's Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), as well as "tough market conditions for salmon products in general."

The forecast for 2024 was released by ADF&G December 15 and is predicted to be in the "Weak" category for pinks with a point ...

New Year, New Economic Landscape for Alaska’s Fishing and Processing Industry

Besides the weather, the most talked-about subject for those in the seafood industry, from Alaska’s coastal communities to Seattle boardrooms, is how to adjust to the rapidly-changing economic environment in Alaska’s seafood industry.

The most recent tremor in the landscape was Peter Pan Seafood’s announcement to close their King Cove plant for the duration of the ‘A’ season, which opens January 20 for pollock. Extending to April, the ‘A’ season is when the majority of the 1.3 million metric tons of Bering Sea pollock and much of  ...

OBI’s Mark Palmer Retires, John Hanrahan Tapped as CEO, Monica Hollenback to be CFO

OBI Seafoods announced yesterday that top executives Mark Palmer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Tony Ross will be retiring next month. 

The two will be replaced by John Hanrahan as CEO and Monica Hollenback as CFO.

In a joint statement, Co-Chairs of the OBI Board of Directors, Len Stewart and Robin Samuelson said about the management transition, “We were fortunate for many years to have Mark and Tony as part of our executive team at OBI and the Board thanks them for ...

Alaska Air Cargo Delivered First Copper River Salmon From Cordova to Sea-Tac Airport

Hailed as an “annual rite of spring” the first delivery of Copper River king salmon arrived at Seattle-Tacoma Airport yesterday after being landed during the first opener on the Copper River Flats outside of Cordova, AK. The shipment arrived early Tuesday morning at the Alaska Air Cargo Warehouse to a welcoming crowd of television cameras and journalists. 

“Every year Alaska Air Cargo partners with the state of Alaska’s three largest seafood processors – Trident Seafoods, OBI Seafoods and Copper River Seafoods – to bring the coveted fish  ...