date:Dec 19, 2012
ays sells for $1.50 to $3 a pound, based on size. Meanwhile, fresh is more in the $4 range.
In the early part of the year, Western Edges Kelley says prices were very near production costs, which pushed some farmers to look to other, more profitable species. The cost of fishmeal has risen, he says, as the price of grain commodities has increased. Additionally, Kelley says there has been some overbuilding in aquaculture, so now there is some natural regression within the marketplace.
High Liner