Bakkafrost, Kontali: Atlantic salmon production to grow 20 percent within five years

The total global harvest of Atlantic salmon will rebound from its current slump within two years before setting new record levels of production, according to Regin Jacobsen, CEO of Faroese producer Bakkafrost.

Speaking at the Bakkafrost 2016 Capital Markets Day in Glyvrar, Faroe Islands, Jacobsen estimated this year’s production would reach 1,939,000 metric tons (MT), down from 2,075,000 MT in 2015 following biological challenges in both Norway and Chile.

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