Over 13 delousing treatments per site this year

Christian Pérez Moreover, the company also reported a total number of over 200 delousing treatments in its Chilean sites so far this year. Almost double than in the previous 2 years. According to several sources, each delousing treatment has a cost of around US$ 30,000 and US$ 40,000. In a report presented by Marine Harvest during the Arctic Securities Seafood Investor Seminar in London last week, the company described tough biological conditions in Chile, which have led to decreased weighted average EBIT/kg for the listed salmon producing companies in Chile compared to those in the rest of world, due to increased production costs and declining yields per smolt. "Cannot rule out unprofitable operations next few years", the company said. Likewise, the company informed that its strategic focus areas are currently centered in successful development of green-field feed capacity, acquisitions in Norway and Chile and the integration of Morpol.