U.S. Seafood Companies Hook Record-Breaking Sales in Belgium U.S. exhibitors at the 25th annual Seafood Expo Global (SEG) in Brussels, Belgium, recorded their largest catch on record with projected 12-month sales of $895 million and on-sites sales of $136 million. This success was a huge win for the U.S. seafood industry, which in 2016 exported $5.2 billion of fishery products to the world. Businesses in the USA Pavilion, organized by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), received the greatest interest from buyers looking for salmon, surimi, black cod, scallops, live lobster, eel, flounder, swordfish, hake, shrimp and mackerel. On hand at SEG were members of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), Food Export Northeast (Food Export NE), the Southern U.S. Trade Association and the Intertribal Agricultural Council (IAC). New this year, the trade show kicked off with a joint reception sponsored by ASMI, Food Export NE and IAC. More than 150 trade contacts attended the reception with special hosts Connecticut Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steven Reviczky and Alaska Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Chris Hladick. The highlight of the event was an eye-catching food truck featuring a two star Michelin chef serving up delicious snacks made with Alaskan salmon, cod, scallops and other high-end seafood bites. |
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