The US seafood industry is preparing to avoid “a second gulf disaster” by persuading Americans that seafood in general, and supplies from the Gulf of Mexico in particular, are safe to eat, according to the trade organization National Fisheries Institute...
A new survey has found that more than half of Americans have changed their seafood consumption as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill – and nearly a third of those intend to eat less seafood regardless of its origin.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has back-tracked on its plans to ban the sale of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm months amid mounting industry and political pressure.
Louisiana was holding its breath when Hurricane Gustav made landfall last week. It promised to be the mother of all storms as it roared towards the Gulf Coast but fortunately the region, along with the food industry it supports, was spared.
Sugar, coffee and other industries based in Louisiana under threat from Hurricane Gustav could breath a sigh of relief today as they appear to have escaped a pounding.
Mississippi's hurricane-hit port of Gulfport, a key economic engine
and vital food transport hub, plans to be back in business by the
end of the month.
Refined sugar giant Imperial Sugar has announced a return to
operations at its Gramercy, Louisiana plant following the
devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.
Strong harvests should mean stable prices, but the shipping crisis
caused by Hurricane Katrina's destruction of waterways and
transport infrastructure could cost food producers billions.
The terrible human cost of Hurricane Katrina is likely to be
prolonged following initial estimations of the damage caused to the
city's food industry and transport infrastructure.
As Hurricane Katrina hammers the US state of Louisiana damaging
corn and soybean crops in its wake and creating bullish trading in
the energy markets, the storm could actually benefit food crops
located further north, affecting global...