Agriculture and Environment: Commodities

Table of Facts: Salmon (Salmon salar)

Production
Area Under Cultivation - Not applicable, production in net pens
Global Production - 1.0 Million MT
Average Productivity - Not applicable

International Trade
Share of World Production - 95% (estimate)
Exports - 950,000 MT
Average Price - $2,000 per MT
Value - $2 Billion

Principal Producing Countries/Blocs
(by weight)
Norway, Chile, United Kingdom, Canada

Principal Exporting Countries/Blocs
Norway, Chile, United Kingdom, Canada

Principal Importing Countries/Blocs
European Union, Japan, United States

Major Environmental Impacts

• Escapes and introduction of exotics
• Disease
• Waste and nutrient loading
• Pressure on wild fisheries for feed
• Use of chemical inputs

Potential to Improve

• Poor
• Expensive to close the system either in the ocean or on shore
• Without closed systems disease, escapes and wastes will be key issues
• The use of wild fish for feed per kilogram of production is decreasing but still an issue
• Consumer interest could push the industry
  

Source: FAO 2002; Johnson and Associates 2002. All data for 2000.