In March Chile exported 10,005 tonnes of Pacific salmon or coho(Oncorrynchus kisutch) –headless and frozen gutted-, down 46% on those of February and down 2% on those of March 2018.
Table 1: Chilean Exports of Pacific Salmon (coho) (Oncorrynchus kisutch) Frozen H & G, 2019/2018, tonnes
Type
Mar/19
Feb/19
Mar/18
Variation %
Mar/19 Feb/19
Mar/19
Mar/18
Japan
7,833
14,437
7,393
-46%
6%
Russia
280
711
389
-61%
-28%
China
199
134
494
49%
-60%
Others
1,693
3,385
1,904
-50%
-11%
Total
10,005
18,667
10,180
-46%
-2%
Source: FIS.com
Japan was the main destination, 82%, of exports of Chilean Pacific salmon in the first quarter of the year, increasing 9% in volume in relation to 2018
Table 2: Destination of Chilean exports of Pacific salmon (Oncorrynchus kisutch), frozen H&G, 2019/2018, tonnes
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