Jason Huffman

Washington, D.C.

Americas Editor at Undercurrent News

Food journo now covering seafood for @undercur. Beer, shellfish lover. Diehard B-more sports fan. Opinions mine. Contact me: [email protected]

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Articles

Norway led US Atlantic salmon import rebound in Q1

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

The US Atlantic salmon import market bounced back in the first quarter of 2025 from a poor performance in 2024, and Norway had a lot to do with it, reveals the latest review of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) seafood trade database [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
Another big week for US scallop landings coupled with price drops

1 week ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) landings continued to pick up in intensity last week at the New Bedford, Massachusetts, seafood auction, and prices on big scallops continued to fall [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password. Please check your inbox to reset your password securely and easily.
US scallop harvesters see best landings week of new season but prices fall for large sizes

2 weeks ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) landings ratcheted up last week at the New Bedford, Massachusetts, seafood auction, though prices on big scallops fell further down, Undercurrent News found in its latest review [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
China was top US scallop import source in Q1 but the party's over

2 weeks ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

The February onset of new tariffs ordered by US president Donald Trump on Chinese products was not enough to keep China from dominating the US scallop import market during the first quarter of 2025, reveals the latest review of seafood trade data [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
US scallop landings, wholesale prices head south again as fishing picks up

3 weeks ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

Landing prices for Atlantic scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) resumed their decline last week at the seafood auction in New Bedford, Massachusetts, after a brief ascent, and wholesale prices are following suit [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password.
Premium Brands overcomes another poor lobster quarter, makes loan to Clearwater, finishes with record numbers

3 weeks ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

Lower lobster sales resulting from both higher prices and reduced exports to China and a loan to Clearwater Seafoods didn't stop food giant Premium Brands, the Canadian parent company of Ready Seafood, Westmoreland Fisheries and Clearwater, from finishing the first quarter of 2025 with a record performance [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password.
US shrimp imports up 13% by volume in Q1 2025, months ahead of looming tariff judgment day

4 weeks ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

The US imported 205,770 metric tons of shrimp worth $1.7 billion in the first quarter of 2025, 13% more volume and 24% more value than the 182,792t worth more than $1.4bn imported in Q1 2024, based on the latest update by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of its seafood trade data. [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password.
Scottish salmon looked to benefit most from US-UK trade deal, but 10% tariff remains

1 month ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

The Scottish salmon sector had the most to benefit from the trade deal with the United Kingdom announced Thursday (May 8) by US president Donald Trump, accounting for nearly all of the 16,289 metric tons of salmon worth $180.6 million sent to the US in 2024, analysis by Undercurrent News has found. [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password.
USDA looks to buy more Alaska pollock, pink salmon

1 month ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday (May 6) published separate new solicitations for more Alaska pollock and pink salmon for use in domestic food distribution programs [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send you instructions to reset your password. We’ve sent a link to to change your password. Please check your inbox to reset your password securely and easily.
Trump administration petitioned to investigate Ecuador shrimp industry for mangrove destruction, child labor

1 month ago | undercurrentnews.com | Jason Huffman

The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), a group that represents the harvesters and processors of wild-caught shrimp in the southeastern US, has petitioned the US Commerce Department to investigate the Ecuador shrimp industry for alleged illegal deforestation of mangroves, forced labor and its receipt of funds from the World Bank [...] Sign up for a trial to have access to our articles!Have an account? Log in here:Enter the email address associated with your account.