Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. (Photo: Fisheries&Aquaculture)
PERUFriday, December 05, 2014, 01:50 (GMT + 9)
Lower production and higher consumption nationwide brought down trout exports in the first nine months of this year, the Association of Exporters (ADEX) reported.
According to statistics of the agency, between January and September 2014 shipments of trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) generated revenues of more than USD 4 million, representing a decrease of 43.8 per cent year on year.
And the volume shipped through September totalled 513 tonnes, representing 52.4 per cent less than in the same period in 2013 (1,081 tonnes).
Marianella Hernandez, Manager of ADEX Services and Capture Industries, explained that companies engaged in farming trout, most of which are small, "have preferred to divert much of its production to the domestic market because the export price is similar."
The gutted trout in wholesale markets was paid between PEN 11.5 (USD 3.80) and PEN 12.5 (USD 4.10) per kilogram, while in supermarkets it cost between PEN 14 (USD 4.60) and PEN 15 (USD 4.90) per kilo.
The main production areas are located in Puno, Junin and Huancavelica, and some others are being developed in Cajamarca, Pasco and Ayacucho.
Canada was the main market for Peruvian trout, with a participation amounting to 28.4 per cent although these destination shipments fell by 57.1 per cent year on year, to about USD 1.1 million.
Secondly was the US, with shipments for USD 779,000, representing a growth of 191.4 per cent year on year, and beyond ranked Japan, Norway, Germany, Sweden, the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and Russia, among other destinations.
Frozen trout fillets accounted for 63.3 per cent of shipments of Peruvian trout registered until September. The other lots were frozen trout fillets excluding liver, trout fillets and fresh and chilled trout.
The main exporting companies were Piscifactorías de los Andes SA, Peruvian Andean Trout SAC, The Peruvian Growers Export. & Import. S.A.C. and Consorcio Sanguineti S.A.C.