Chile's Los Lagos Salmon Producers Say China is Only Market to See Real Growth in May
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Technopress] July 25, 2016
China is becoming a more important market for Chile Salmon producers. An example of this is contained in the latest (May) export report for the region of Los Lagos (region X). Although China's purchases are still small in total volume, they are up 260%, vs declines for the US, Japan, and Brazil.
The United States accounted for 42.1% of total exports in salmon (US $ 83.7 million), decreasing the value of its shipments by 5.7% in twelve months. Japan accounted for 10.2% of salmon exports, decreasing 25.8%. These year on year declines are mainly due to the decrease in export volume both countries.
Brazil, third with 8.7% share, saw shipments decrease 47.6%, ...
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