2011 Salmon Projection

Alaska Department of Fish and Game released its 2011 run forecasts and salmon harvest projections in February. The projection is typically within 10-20 percent of the actual harvest and provides an important "ballpark" figure for market supply of Alaska wild salmon. ADF&G projects the 2011 Alaska salmon harvest at 203 million fish. This is substantially above the recent 5-year and 10-year averages and if accurate, the projected harvest would rank among the top five Alaska salmon harvests on record.

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2011 Salmon Roe Production Estimate

The primary sources of salmon roe from the Alaska harvest are pink, chum and sockeye, in that order. Anticipated 2011 salmon roe production is 28 million pounds, up substantially from the recent five-year average of 23 million pounds. READ MORE

 

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Canned Salmon Inventory and Sales

Alaska Department of Revenue released the Alaska Salmon Production Report in March. This provides data to make the January canned salmon inventory estimates, replacing the post-season canned salmon production estimates with actual production figures.
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September���December 2010 Alaska Salmon Price Report

The Alaska Salmon Price Report (ASPR) covers wholesale volume and first wholesale value, by species and area, for six key Alaska salmon products. It is the primary data source for most of the salmon market analysis published by the Seafood Market Information Service. The report as published by Department of Revenue is specific to area but is summarized into statewide totals here. READ MORE

 

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2010 Salmon Production Report

Alaska Department of Revenue published the annual Alaska Salmon Production Report in March. The report covers the same products detailed in the Alaska Salmon Price Report (ASPR) and is useful for making canned salmon inventory estimates and for identifying broad trends in Alaska salmon production. Like the ASPR, reporting threshold is one million pounds. READ MORE

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World Salmon Supply

Alaska salmon values have increased substantially in the last two years. While some of the increase is driven by successful marketing and product-differentiation efforts, it is clear that world salmon commodity supply conditions are also a major factor in the value growth. Product differentiation can and does benefit Alaska salmon, but our products function in the broad global marketplace and are subject to commodity value fluctuations. Salmon commodity values are currently high, the result of substantial decreases in farmed salmon production. READ MORE

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Alaska's Seafood Trade with Japan

The March 11, 2011 earthquake off the coast of northern Japan, which triggered a devastating tsunami and overheating at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, is the most destructive natural disaster seen in this author's lifetime. The Japanese people are in our prayers and the Alaska seafood industry has expressed its deepest condolences. READ MORE

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China's International Seafood Trade

China is the largest seafood producer in the world, by a wide margin. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) China produces 58 million metric tons (MMT) of seafood, or 36 percent of the world's total seafood production ��� 29 times more than Alaska. Most of that volume goes to feed the 1.3 billion people who live in China, but as many in the seafood industry know, China is a major seafood re-processor for imported seafood as well. In this bulletin, we use trade data to explore China's seafood imports and their seafood exports. READ MORE