Salmones Itata forecasts better results for the second semester
In the first semester of this year the company results were better than the first half-year of 2008 mainly because Salmones Itata harvested in the period their first Atlantic salmon farms with 3,600 tons produced and representing USD 10.6 million in sales according to Estrategia.
Regarding to the recovery of the Chilean salmon industry Gerardo Balbontín said that it depends on several key factors being the most important a better sanitary status, information about the new vaccines field results, new sanitary and biosecurity measures in operation and financial support for the companies because most of the working capital was lost after the ISA virus outbreaks.
Finally, in relation with the 25 years time limit for the aquaculture concessions proposed for the new fisheries law he believes that is a sign of punishment to an industry that during 2 decades was the mainstay of development in zones without any other option, an industry that was sadly affected by a sanitary crisis partly because lack of regulation.
