date:Apr 09, 2013
er cent of industry revenue. Salmon production is very responsive to changes in global salmon prices, which are, in turn, susceptible to changes in global demand and supply conditions.
This has been in evidence during the past five years, as the industry has enjoyed strong but volatile growth. Robust global demand for salmon and an outbreak of disease in Chile, one of the world's largest producers of salmon, sent prices soaring early in the five-year period. This resulted in a flood of foreign