The USA, Japan and Brazil are the main markets for Chilean salmon

Christian Pérez Likewise, Japan was the largest market for Chilean Rainbow trout in the period, concentrating 57 percent of those exports, followed by Russia (16%) and the USA (10%). According to the most recently published monthly report of foreign trade prepared by the National Customs Service, the Chilean exports of salmon and trout totalized US$ 1,694.6 million in the first six months of this year, representing a 5.5 percent increase compared to the same period of the previous year, when the industry had returns of US$ 1,606.6 million. While the returns from salmon exports seen a 22 percent increase in the first half-year (US$ 1,298.5 million) compared to the same period of 2012, the sales of Rainbow trout experienced a 27 percent decrease in the period, from US$ 541.5 million to US$ 396.1 million in the first six months of this year.