date:Dec 19, 2012
popularity of tilapia is largely supply-chain driven. We have a species with all the availability and year-round consistency of an aquaculture product at a price point that is attractive, he says. Were talking a $2 fish here. Its hard to find a similar species.
Because of that, he says, tilapia continues to be a core product for Western Edge, even as the company expands into other species.
Although farmed fish can certainly have some ups and downs, especially when impacted by weather or diseas