Sockeye prices tumbling as Fraser late run expected
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS by John Sackton Aug 20, 2014
Prices for sockeye salmon continue to fall as indications still are that the Fraser run will be very strong.
Fraser sockeye is characterized by an early summer run, a summer run, and a late run. At a meeting yesterday the Fraser River Panel adopted a run size of 2.2 million fish for the early summer run, up from their previous estimate, and a 6.3 million run size for the summer run, with 50% of the run through fishing area 20 by August 15th. The major run is the late run, building towards the end of August, and at this time the Panel is not making any in season assesments yet.
However, packers and processors on the river are gearing up for full production of frozen, fresh and canned sockeye.
According to Japanese buyers who are currently in British Columbia, the average fish size is running 6lbs,
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