The highly contagious virus first hit the country's salmon industry in 2007, has continued to spread throughout Chile's southern salmon farming regions, forcing the closure of numerous salmon farms and processing plants.
With Chile’s farmed salmon production expected to drop between 40 and 50% this year, Chilean producers can only hope that the price of the fish – as it has in recent months – continues to rise.
Mercopress reports that Chilean producers are hoping that the price of the fish – as it has in recent months – continues to rise.
