Alaska's summer salmon prices mostly down this season compared to 2013 (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] October 21, 2014
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Prices for Alaska salmon products take a downward slide. More after this –
Every four months Alaska processors provide price reports for how much they sold various salmon products at wholesale by region. For the peak of the season from May through August, most prices were lower than at the same time last year.
Here are some highlights from the state Tax Division: By far most of Alaska’s salmon pack goes out headed and gutted and frozen. H&G Chinook salmon fetched $3.95 a pound, down from $4.51 last summer. Sockeye at $3.14 was a drop of $1.07 per pound. Cohos wholesaled for $2.91 compared to $3.60. The prices for H&G frozen pink salmon increased a quarter to $1.28; chums saw the biggest gain at $1.54 , a 45-cent increase...
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