Scottish salmon company cuts production target for 2026
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Scottish Sea Farms, the second-largest salmon farming company in Scotland, has lowered its volume forecast for 2026 by 3,000 tonnes. The new target is 40,000 tonnes of gutted weight (gwt), meaning the weight of fish after it has been removed and gutted.
Gwt is a common unit of measurement in the salmon industry. It shows how much fish the company expects to deliver for slaughter, and it is an important indicator of how much salmon will come onto the market. When a forecast changes, it can affect both prices and planning across the industry.
The available information does not state why the company has changed its forecast. The news concerns primarily the company's own plans for next year, and it was published by an industry source in aquaculture.
For readers in Norway, the news is of interest because the salmon industries in Scotland and Norway compete for the same markets. Changes at major producers in other countries can therefore also matter for the aquaculture industry here.
Sources: Fishfarming expert
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