Chilean salmon producer Australis Seafoods posted a $30 million (€26.8 million) net loss in the first half of the year, down from a loss of $6.1 million (€5.5 million) in the same period a year earlier.

This is despite posting healthy revenues of $84 million (€75.2 million) in the first half, up from $63 million (€56.4 million) a year earlier, the company said.

The difference in losses of US $23.8 million (€21.3 million) is mainly explained by the decrease in selling prices, which were down 20.9