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Salmon demand surges on US market as foodservice rebounds, retail strengthens

Prices have not been at current levels since massive algal bloom outbreaks in Chile in 2016 decimated production and choked supply off to the country.

COME ON IN: A waitress opens doors for restaurant customers as COVID-19 lockdown restrictions relax. The uplift in foodservice business is driving much higher salmon prices in the US.
COME ON IN: A waitress opens doors for restaurant customers as COVID-19 lockdown restrictions relax. The uplift in foodservice business is driving much higher salmon prices in the US.Foto: OpenTable
Published 26 May 2021, 06:15Updated 26 May 2021, 12:09
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