Decline on triploid roe
- There are several market challenges with selling triploid roe, considering all that has been linked to this type of fisheggs and discussed in the media, says Birgitte Sørheim, marketing director at Salmobreed / Benchmark Breeding and Genetics.
The company says to kyst.no that they see a decline in sales of this type of roe this year, compared to last year.
- We understand that some fishfarmers are a bit hesitant when they dont know if they can put out the smolt's in turn and all the uncertainty associated with this, explains Sørheim.
The farmers with triploid fish in Norway are those who have the so-called green licenses, and those who have R & D licenses.
- Cautious attitude
Managing Director Jan-Emil Johannessen says that the marked are a little hesitant at the moment.
- We are certainly a knowledge provider and doe more than just deliver roe, but we see a cautious attitude towards triploid from farmers, says Johannessen to kyst.no.
The company said that they see that the fishroe requires slightly different handling from the farmers and see that the different requirements for temperature and feeding, among other things are needed.
Icelandic supplier
Salmobreed has through the years delivered triploid eggs, which they mainly produce in Iceland with its sister company Stofnfiskur.
Stofnfiskur delivers a range of specialty roe such as organic eggs, triploid eggs and all-female roe. These products are offered to Norwegian customers through Salmobreed.
- The reason for this is Stofnfiskur`s long experience producing triploid, which provides high-quality product, says Rudi Ripman Seim, R & D and CTO of Salmobreed.
Salmobreed and Stofnfiskur was acquired by Benchmark Holdings in 2014, as part of their strategy for growth in breeding and genetics.
