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Salmon is king
U.S. exports of sockeye, pink salmon and salmon roe peak in July
I
n the U.S. sea- food
salmon. From mid- May through August, the Alaska and West
industry, summer means
marking a 38 percent decline, year-to-year. Te top market for U.S. sockeye salmon is Canada, which takes in about 29 percent of U.S. sockeye exports, followed closely by Ja- pan at 22 percent. Pink
salmon ex-
port values this year (January
through
Coast salmon fisher- ies are in full swing. And the rest of the seafood-consuming world is thankful. July is the peak
month for U.S. sock- eye salmon exports. Last year, the value of sockeye exports went from $3.9 million in June to more than $82 million in July. Tis year saw a similar trend in export values, which went from $5.7 million in June up to $51.6 million in July,
July) hit $6.4 million, with peaks in Janu- ary and July. Te top destination for U.S. pink salmon exports is China, which has already brought in $2.6 million worth of pinks this year, or 41
percent of total
U.S. exports. Canada is the second-largest importer of U.S. pink salmon and accounts for $1.4 million worth of the fish, or 22 percent of exports. Frozen salmon roe also
exports peaked
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in July, moving from $247,000 in June to more than $17 mil- lion in July. A large chunk, or 45 percent, of U.S. salmon roe is exported to Japan. Japan refers to salmon roe as ikura and uses the product predomi- nately in sushi cuisine. China has also taken in about 23 percent of U.S. exports of salmon roe this year, while Russia trails at 9
percent 18 SeaFood Business October 2012 (January through July). Visit us online at www.seafoodbusiness.com
In the pink Pink salmon exports, January to July
Roe, by boat Salmon roe exports, January to July
Socking it to 'em Sockeye salmon exports, January to July