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    Chilean salmon exports to China recovered significantly in the first quarter, but remained below pre-pandemic levels

    • Last Update: 2022-05-18
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According to statistics from the Chilean Salmon Council, in the first quarter of 2022, Chile exported 205,518 tons of salmon and trout , a year-on-year decrease of 8%, and the export value was US$1.
    67 billion, a year-on-year increase of 30%
    .
     
    Among them, Atlantic salmon exports accounted for 68%, and the rest were coho and rainbow trout
    .
    Of the exports, 59% were frozen fish
    .
     
    The Chilean association said that the decline in exports was mainly due to the reduction in the number of seedlings cast in 202 and the uncertainties during the epidemic
    .
    In the last few months of 2021, Chile’s production has decreased significantly and salmon prices have risen significantly, mainly due to a strong rebound in catering demand, retail and e-commerce sales are still strong, and raw material prices and logistics costs are also rising
    .
     
    In the first quarter, the United States, Brazil, Japan, Russia and Mexico accounted for 85% of Chilean salmon exports, with the remainder going to countries such as China, Thailand, Israel and Canada
    .
    Sales rose in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and China, while exports from Japan and Russia fell
    .
     
      In view of the fact that China's exports increased by 412% year-on-year, but still did not return to the level before the epidemic, the Chinese market accounted for only 2.
    3% of Chile's exports
    .
    At the same time, due to the impact of the war in Ukraine, sales in Russia fell by 50.
    3% year-on-year, and the proportion of exports fell from 5.
    6% to 3.
    2%
    .
    Salmon export fish
     
      Among them, Atlantic salmon exports accounted for 68%, and the rest were coho and rainbow trout
    .
    Of the exports, 59% were frozen fish
    .
     
      The Chilean association said that the decline in exports was mainly due to the reduction in the number of seedlings cast in 202 and the uncertainties during the epidemic
    .
    In the last few months of 2021, Chile’s production has decreased significantly and salmon prices have risen significantly, mainly due to a strong rebound in catering demand, retail and e-commerce sales are still strong, and raw material prices and logistics costs are also rising
    .
    epidemic
     
      In the first quarter, the United States, Brazil, Japan, Russia and Mexico accounted for 85% of Chilean salmon exports, with the remainder going to countries such as China, Thailand, Israel and Canada
    .
    Sales rose in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and China, while exports from Japan and Russia fell
    .
     
      In view of the fact that China's exports increased by 412% year-on-year, but still did not return to the level before the epidemic, the Chinese market accounted for only 2.
    3% of Chile's exports
    .
    At the same time, due to the impact of the war in Ukraine, sales in Russia fell by 50.
    3% year-on-year, and the proportion of exports fell from 5.
    6% to 3.
    2%
    .
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