Scottish Salmon Exports Rise

Scotland’s salmon exports increased by 24% in 2009 with the country exporting more than 13 million fish, according to the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO).

Exports increased to 65,480t in 2009 from 52,671t a year earlier.

With revenues of £220m ($328m), salmon exports account for over 55% of Scotland’s total food exports, worth £400m ($597m), the organisation said.

The SSPO forecast that the global market for salmon will have an undersupply of 190,000t in 2010.

Europe remains the industry’s biggest export market, with France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain and Irish Republic as the main importers.