High prices hit French imports of salmon

Overall last year, French purchases of fishery and aquaculture products for home consumption decreased almost 2 per cent from 2015 to 644,000 tonnes. The downward trend observed since 2010 continues, with chilled delicatessen (produits traiteurs) the only segment remaining dynamic in the long term, according to data from FranceAgriMer.

However, the value of household purchases reached its highest level in eight years (+1 per cent over 2015), the result of increased producer prices passed on to retailers. Salmon in particular suffered from the significant increase in world prices. Consumers shifted mainly to cod, as well as products from French fisheries and aquaculture (saithe, trout, etc.)