Las year was a difficult one for Chilean scallop farmers, chiefly due to the low exchange rate that affected the price of scallops in the European market, whose principal export destination country is France. As a way to alleviate the crisis, the general manager of the Chilean Association of Oyster and Scallop Farmers (Apooch), Ivonne Etchepare, says that they have had to diversify towards other markets and resources.

Which were the main challenges faced by scallop farmers in 2007?
The principal difficulty faced last year—which continues representing a problem today—was the decline in the price of the scallop in the European market. The value was lower than the production cost in Chile because of the abrupt supply of scallops from natural banks from Peru, which made Chilean scallop lose competitiveness.

Nevertheless, the other problem, which had a tremendous impact on the industry, continues being the low exchange rate. Although the average FOB price last year was not the lowest of the past ten years, the exchange rate was significantly lower.

What are the industry’s challenges for the coming three years? What are your production projections?
The annual scallop production volume that goes to exports should continue at around the same current potential 2,500 tons, with variations of approximately 20% due to the usual commercial or health-environmental restrictions, which do not permit harvesting the entire susceptible biomass in the calendar year.

However, the production volume of scallops for the local market or for exporting to smaller neighboring countries could grow as a result of the development of scallop farming in some Areas of Management and Exploitation of Benthonic Resources allocated to associations of non-industrial fishermen.

Proyecciones acuícolas: Inversiones y nuevos negocios Nº 121

Tendencias
Salmonicultura en Chile:
Más actores, nuevos escenarios
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Tendencias
Mitilicultura al 2010
Los desafíos de un sector con proyección
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Tendencias
Mitilicultura al 2010
Los desafíos de un sector con proyección
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Tendencias
Cultivo de abalón
Derribando obstáculos
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Actualidad
Producción de algas:
A paso lento, pero seguro
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Entrevista
César Barros, presidente de SalmonChile
“Lo único que puede pasar con la demanda por salmón es que se incremente”
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Entrevista
Luis Klaassen, presidente de la AmiChile
“La incorporación de grandes empresas ha sido un aporte para la industria”
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Entrevista
Cristóbal Borda, presidente de la Aproa
“Vemos con preocupación el futuro de la industria”
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Entrevista
Ivonne Etchepare, gerente general de la Apooch A.G.
Enfrentando la competencia peruana
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Entrevista
Eduardo Bustos, secretario ejecutivo de la Copram
“Nuestro mayor problema es la baja del dólar”
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Actualidad
Eduardo Elberg, presidente del directorio de Algeciras S.A.
Del retail a los salmones
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Actualidad
Conversando soluciones
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Summary
Salmon farming in Chile:
More players, new settings
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Summary
Mussel Farming as of 2010
The challenges of an industry with great potential
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Summary
Abalone farming
Knocking down obstacles
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Summary
Algae production:
Slow but steady
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Summary
César Barros, president of SalmonChile
“The only thing that can happen with salmon demand is to continue growing”
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Summary
Luis Klaassen, president of AmiChile
“The incorporation of big companies has been a significant contribution to the industry”
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Summary
Cristóbal Borda, president of Aproa
“We are seriously concerned about the industry’s future”
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Summary
Ivonne Etchepare, general manager of Apooch A.G.
Facing Peruvian competition
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Summary
Eduardo Bustos, executive secretary of Copram
“Our most serious problem is the drop in the price of the dollar”
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Summary
Eduardo Elberg, chairman of the board of directors of Algeciras S.A.
From retail to salmons
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