According to Statistics Canada, there is an emerging appetite for farm-raised salmon in China. British Columbia set a new record for exports of farm-raised salmon in 2015, which is more than doubled over the previous high in 2012. China is now B.C.’s second most important market next to the United States.
Overall, B.C. exported a record 54.4M kilograms of farm-raised salmon to 11 countries. 
Trade with Asia overall is up 38% over the previous record in 2013. For the first time, B.C. exported fresh farm-raised salmon to South Korea, which is a potential market with the implementation of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
“The United States remains our most important trading partner, and will be so for some time, however we are encouraged at the market diversification and the prospects for growing demand in the future – particularly in Asia,” says Jeremy Dunn, Executive Director, BC Salmon Farmers Association.
Salmon farming has a total economic impact of $1.1-billion in British Columbia and accounts for more than 5,000 total jobs. Salmon farmers are working closely with coastal First Nations with 19 economic impact benefit agreements in place counting for 78% of all salmon raised in B.C.
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