Between January and March 2014, Chile exported fishmeal for USD 89.6 million, a figure which shows a decrease of 31.3 per cent compared to the same quarter of 2013 when USD 130.5 million was obtained.
According to a report issued by InfoTrade for Aqua, 61,956 tonnes of fish meal were sent abroad, 12 per cent less than in the same period last year, when 70,421 tonnes were exported.
The document also detailed that the averag
e price stood at USD 1.45 per kg compared with USD 1.85 per kg in the first three months of 2013.
CORPESCA was the company that registered the highest exports: it made USD 43.3 million for sending 31,096 tonnes abroad.
It was followed by Pesquera Pacific Star, with 9,903 tonnes worth USD 15.1 million; and by Camanchaca, with 10,864 tonnes worth USD 14.7 million.