It is "too early" to say what impact the temporary exclusion of 13 Chilean salmon processing factories by Russia will have on the global salmon industry, Paul Aandahl, director for salmon and trout at the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), told IntraFish.
"It is too early to say what effect this closure will have. In December, the Russian ruble experienced a strong drop and our statistics have not yet taken account of it. But it is a question of which impact that will have on the purchasing power of buyers and what impact it will have on imports," he said.
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