The market supply conditions that helped drive Alaska Chinook prices to a 25-year high point in the 2006 season appear to be similar for the 2007 season. 
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Annual Alaska Salmon Price Report Totals
The Alaska Salmon Price Report (ASPR) is published by four-month period, January–April, May–August and September–December. The Sep-Dec ASPR completes the data series for the calendar year, providing a broader perspective on sales volume and first wholesale values, particularly for frozen products. READ MORE
Annual Salmon Production Report
Alaska Department of Revenue released its 2006 Annual Alaska Salmon Production Report in March. The annual report data is within the parameters of the Alaska Salmon Price Report (ASPR). The reporting threshold is one million pounds and the data includes only the six product forms specified in the ASPR. READ MORE
Pace of Landings, Halibut and Sablefish
Through June 1, the pace of landings in the halibut IFQ fishery is down from the previous three years’ average. The proportion of TAC landed shows a minor change in percentage terms (33 percent landed as of June 1, 2007 compared to the 2004 – 2006 average of 37 percent). However, that percentage decline coupled with the reduced halibut TAC translates to a more substantial reduction in halibut poundage available to the marketplace. READ MORE
Alaska Seafood Exports: Changing Market Destinations
The value of Alaska seafood exports has been growing steadily in recent years, from $1.5 billion in 2000 to nearly $2.5 billion in 2006. Japan remains the single largest export market for Alaska seafood, but retains that distinction by an increasingly narrow margin as the value of Alaska seafood exports to other markets continues growing. READ MORE
Emerging Markets in Eastern Europe
European Union countries are the second-largest export destination for Alaska seafood, receiving $580 million of Alaska seafood in 2006. While Eastern European countries received only about $50 million in Alaska seafood exports in 2006, the region has potential to develop into a more significant export destination for Alaska seafood. READ MORE
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