News / New hope for troubled Chile that it can save $4.6bn salmon export market

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Chile hopes to see its salmon exports begin again this week, following the protests and civil unrest that has hampered its export markets.  

While its fruit has, for the most part, has managed to leave the country, that has only been down to “people working very hard”.  

In the salmon industry, exports have been stopped by road blockages, as well as union protests. Logistics from the island of Chiloe, a salmon centre, were hampered, while some salmon farms have limited production and harvest and many have been reduced ...