Fish Factor: Demand for fish captured wild in the US shows big gain
April 6, 2017
Seafood sales at American retail stores are on an upswing and should remain that way for the foreseeable future. Better yet - demand for fish captured wild in the USA showed the biggest gains of all.
That’s good news for Alaska, which provides nearly 65
percent of wild-caught seafood to our nation’s supermarkets (95 percent for salmon!). A new survey by trade magazine Progressive Grocer showed that retail seafood sales rose nearly 40 percent over the past year, and 56 percent predicted an upturn in seafood sales this year.
U.S. wild caught
seafood topped the list for the highest demand increas...
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