Chamber and committees

Question reference: S1W-01172

Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 26 August 1999
Current status: Answered by John Home Robertson on 29 September 1999

Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what is the total annual value of the Scottish salmon farming industry's output and also the export value.

Answer

The turnover of the Scottish salmon farming industry in 1997 was estimated to be £265m by farmers and £243m by processors. Around 40 per cent of production is exported.

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