European buyers are embracing forecasts of higher wild Alaska salmon harvests this season, though the industry is still cautious on what might happen.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) projected 141.9 million pink salmon and 16.7 million chum salmon -- the primary products for frozen value-added production in the EU market -- a sharp rise for pinks and a stable volume for chum compared to last year. In Prince William Sound alone, the pink salmon run is expected to increase six-fold compared to 2016.
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