Home cooks remain enthusiastic for salmon following a surge in demand for premium seafood to enjoy at home caused by pandemic restrictions closing restaurants and other hospitality.
Despite lockdowns easing all over the world, consumers seem to have embraced salmon as a convenient and healthy food for the home.
“The global demand now is extremely strong, with continued strong demand from retail while the food service is coming back to normal,” said Arild Aakre, head of global sales at Cermaq.
Following a 14% growth in the US market for salmon, prices remain strong in 2022 and Chilean salmon import prices are up 28% compared to 2020.
“Many, like me, have a limited number of dishes we normally make ourselves,” continued Arild Aakre. “And while this long period of home living has been a challenge, it has also been an opportunity to discover and test new dishes. Salmon seems to be a winner.”
Fatty fish such as salmon, trout, mackerel and sardines are high in Omega-3 which can help lower ‘bad’ cholesterol and dietitians are keen to see more people increase their intake.
Salmon also has a small carbon footprint compared with meat from land animals which has led to the Blue Food Assessment that growth in global food production must come from the ocean.
