Hong Kong Salmon Prices Shoot Up as Sea Lice Crisis Affects Global Supply
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [EJINSIGHT] September 22, 2017
Norwegian salmon has become costlier among the imported food items in Hong Kong, with retail prices surging by 18 percent in the past few months to around HK$110 per kilogram.
Prices have risen as supplies were affected due to a sea lice epidemic in farms abroad, Apple Daily reports.
Parasitic sea lice disrupted operations at several global salmon suppliers, as the tiny lice attached themselves to the fish and fed on them, making the farmed creatures unsuitable for ...
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