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    Red tide in Chile kills more than 2,600 tons of salmon, prices rise

    • Last Update: 2022-01-22
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    At the beginning of January, a red tide broke out in the waters of salmon farms in
    Eisen District (Area 11), Chile , and the disaster has gradually subsided.
    According to reports from various producers, the total number of dead salmon has so far exceeded 2,600 tons, which has had a certain impact on the shortage price
    .
     
    According to statistics from the Chilean Aquaculture Agency (Sernapesca), red tides have occurred in 5 of the 9 aquaculture farms in the Eisen district since the beginning of this year, with a cumulative loss of 2,666 tons of salmon
    .
    Of these, three of Blumar's farms lost 2,177 tonnes of salmon, accounting for 82% of the total deaths
    .
     
    Blumar reported that more than 760,000 salmon died in red tides at three farms "Orestes", "Isla Ester" and "Punta Rouse" near the Puerto Aguirre community in the Eisen district, and economic losses of about 3.
    3 million US dollars
    .
     
    SalmoOne farm of nes Austral lost more than 200,000 salmon, equivalent to more than 25% of the biomass, with a direct economic loss of approximately US$1.
    15 million
    .
     
      In addition, a red tide disaster was also reported at one of the AquaChile farms, and the loss of salmon was relatively small
    .
     
      Problems with algal blooms have also been found at four other farms in the Eisen district, and no large-scale disasters have been reported so far
    .
     
      Chilean authorities said the dead salmon had been processed through a detoxification system and most of the dead fish were removed from the farm under optimal conditions without deteriorating water quality
    .
     
      In the third week of 2022, Chilean salmon increased significantly, and the quotation of Trim-D fillets sold to the United States increased by $0.
    35/kg compared with the previous week.
    Some merchants said that the supply of Chilean salmon was tighter than expected in the first quarter, and its pre-sale price was higher than that of UB ( Urner Barry) is around $0.
    20/lb higher, which has been confirmed by customers in the US
    .
    Salmon farming prices
     
      According to statistics from the Chilean Aquaculture Agency (Sernapesca), red tides have occurred in 5 of the 9 aquaculture farms in the Eisen district since the beginning of this year, with a cumulative loss of 2,666 tons of salmon
    .
    Of these, three of Blumar's farms lost 2,177 tonnes of salmon, accounting for 82% of the total deaths
    .
     
      Blumar reported that more than 760,000 salmon died in red tides at three farms "Orestes", "Isla Ester" and "Punta Rouse" near the Puerto Aguirre community in the Eisen district, and economic losses of about 3.
    3 million US dollars
    .
     
      SalmoOne farm of nes Austral lost more than 200,000 salmon, equivalent to more than 25% of the biomass, with a direct economic loss of approximately US$1.
    15 million
    .
     
      In addition, a red tide disaster was also reported at one of the AquaChile farms, and the loss of salmon was relatively small
    .
     
      Problems with algal blooms have also been found at four other farms in the Eisen district, and no large-scale disasters have been reported so far
    .
     
      Chilean authorities said the dead salmon had been processed through a detoxification system and most of the dead fish were removed from the farm under optimal conditions without deteriorating water quality
    .
     
      In the third week of 2022, Chilean salmon increased significantly, and the quotation of Trim-D fillets sold to the United States increased by $0.
    35/kg compared with the previous week.
    Some merchants said that the supply of Chilean salmon was tighter than expected in the first quarter, and its pre-sale price was higher than that of UB ( Urner Barry) is around $0.
    20/lb higher, which has been confirmed by customers in the US
    .
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