Global Bivalve Sector Expands Amid Ongoing Challenges
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released its bivalve trade analysis, showing expansion despite ongoing challenges.
Mussels
Global mussel trade recorded 8.8% year-over-year growth in the first nine months of 2025, despite a continued decline in production from Italy driven by invasive blue crab.
Spain experienced reduced production volumes but higher market values during the same period.
In France, strong domestic demand and the appeal of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) products—such as mussels from Mont Saint Michel Bay—helped keep...
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