Chilean Analysis bureau Aqua Bench -- Chile's answer to Kontali -- anticipated Chilean production of Atlantic salmon to grow from 2013 to 2014.

Analyst Oscar Garate presented his provisional estimates during Cermaq’s investor field trip during the Capital Markets Day on Monday.

Production of Atlantic salmon is estimated to come to around 470,453 metric tons for 2013, before rising to 499,735 metric tons in 2014, given a scenario of a 15-percent mortality rate and smolt yield of 3.40 kilos.

“It’s difficult to estimate volumes for Atlantic salmon.