Chilean salmon and trout exports to the United States, the South American nation's largest market, grew just under 4 percent in the first quarter of 2022 from a year earlier.

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This comes despite sharply higher prices, according official customs numbers provided by the Chilean Salmon Council, which represents 52 percent of the country's production.

US sales were helped by continued strong retail demand, as well as a recovery in the foodservice and hospitality sectors as global economies emerge from the global COVID-19 pandemic.