In the eight years that have followed the 2008 infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) crisis, Chile’s salmon farming industry has been challenged by volatile supplies, rising costs of production and financial losses. However, this dynamic reversed very recently with salmon farmers returning to profitability – a trend that Rabobank envisages continuing at least for the medium-term.
By the end of 2018, Chile expects to recover the 100,000 metric tons (MT) of salmon that it lost as a result of the al…