Salmon Jumps Shrimp as Most Traded Seafood Item by Value For First Time
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Financial Times] Emiko Terazono - January 19, 2016
Salmon has overtaken shrimp as the most popularly traded fish as new products have helped open up fresh markets.
In 2013, for the first time salmon overtook shrimp, accounting for 17 per cent of the total traded value of seafood. Shrimp, meanwhile, had a 15 per cent share, according to new figures from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization.
The trend is expected to have continued, with salmon accounting for about a fifth of all seafood trade in 2015 and shrimp ...
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