Strong demand outpacing global production, closed markets, lost contracts and a topsy-turvy global currency situation. How can so many uncertainties arrive at the same time? And what will it all mean?

Depending on who you ask, salmon production is expected to climb somewhere between 2-4 percent, while demand is projected at closer to 6 percent, and among that rising demand for salmon is the American market.

The farmed salmon supply to the US market is overwhelmingly Chilean, and it's certain there will be less to go around this year.