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Salmon imports down slightly
Product from Chile, Canada dominate U.S. farmed-salmon supply
T
he prevalence of farmed salmon im-
ports has ensured the product appears on most U.S. restau- rant menus and at retail seafood depart- ments. And with the
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product being im- ported year-round, the seasonal trend is not drastic, allowing Americans to enjoy fresh Atlantic salmon in any season. In ad- dition, about 19 per- cent of the imports are frozen. Year-to- date, total imports of Atlantic salmon reached nearly $530 million, up nearly 4 percent from the last year at this time. Typically, farmed
salmon imports are lowest in Febru- ary and highest in March, as seen in the fever line graph. About 43 percent
of the imports origi- nate in Chile and shipped air freight to the United States.
Major imported Atlantic salmon products April 2012
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AtlAtlantic s mon S A lantAttlantic sa mon S A aAttllantic salmon
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salmon ((Salmo salar), fi llets, farmed, fresh or chilled mon (Salmo salar),
farmed, ffreshor ch orchilled, ,livers a drsand roes *nesoi: Not elsewhere specifi ed or indicated
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$25,725,944 $61 881,,885,949 $5
$500,594,674 672
Atlantic salmon imports by country Jan. – April 2012
Chile Canada
United Kingdom Norway
Faroe Islands All others
China 34% 43% 9% 7% 4% 2% 1%
Subsequently, 34 percent of farmed salmon imports are trucked from Can- ada. T e majority of
U.S. Atlantic salmon imports, in millions of dollars $150
2012 2011 2010
$120
frozen imports are air freighted from Norway. Recent months show an upward
trend for farmed salmon imports, with a 28 percent
increase
in frozen fi llets from January to April.
$90 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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