Salmon and trout move in opposite directions in Chile
Chilean exports of Rainbow trout in May this year (US$ 78 million) were 19.6 percent lower than those obtained in the same month of 2011 (US$ 97 million) according to the Central Bank of Chile.
Considering that the combined local exports of Atlantic and Coho salmon registered US$ 965 million up to May this year, Chile exported US$ 1,439 million in salmonid products in the first five months of 2012. This result represents an increase of 13.1 percent compared to the US$ 1,272 million obtained in the same period of 2011.
Moreover, these figures show how Rainbow trout has decrease its share in the product mix from 40.7 percent up to May 2011 to 32.9 percent in the first five months of this year.
