Gianfranco Nattero, director of raw material and trade in the US at Marine Harvest, told IntraFish claims suggesting the company is strategically limiting Chilean production growth are “not true.
"What Marine Harvest wants is to have clear rules that allow Chile's industry to be competitive," Nattero said.
Roberto Izquierdo, president of salmon farmer Invermar, recently questioned Marine Harvest's intentions in Chile, claiming the company is trying to hamper overall production in the country.
That way, according to Izquierdo, Marine Harvest could focus in other regions where its production is more profitable, without losing competitiveness in Chile.
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