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Freshwater Trout Farming in British Columbia

B.C. Freshwater Trout Aquaculture Harvest and Values
1982 - 2008
Year Food Market Sales U-Catch-Em Sales Total
Harvest (tonnes) Landed Value ($'000) Harvest (tonnes) Landed Value ($'000) Harvest (tonnes) Landed Value ($'000)
1982 9 n/a 74 n/a 83 n/a
1983 10 59 77 441 87 50
1984 9 54 71 433 80 487
1985 11 71 83 435 94 506
1986 11 82 101 569 112 651
1987 12 90 90 442 102 532
1988 28 184 113 505 141 689
1989 9 92 86 374 95 366
1990 7 69 109 536 116 605
1991 13 124 113 538 126 662
1992 10 150 77 324 87 474
1993 25 150 51 257 76 407
1994 75 376 39 411 114 787
1995 85 430 11 105 96 535
1996 74 391 19 204 93 595
1997 139 596 16 201 155 797
1998 61 353 19 214 80 567
1999 75 372 29 252 104 624
2000 50 275 19 231 69 506
2001 110 495 26 318 136 813
2002 97 531 25 253 122 784
2003 136 597 23 280 159 877
2004 128 714 11 112 139 825
2005 190 966 9 101 199 1,067
2006 304 1,043 8 101 312 1,144
2007 561 2,399 7 88 568 2,487
2008 648 2,649 7 113 655 2,762
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B.C. Freshwater Trout Aquaculture Average Prices
1994 - 2008
Year Food Market Sales U-Catch-Em Sales
Avg. $/kg Avg. $/kg
1982 n/a n/a
1983 5.73 5.90
1984 6.10 6.00
1985 5.24 6.45
1986 5.63 7.45
1987 4.91 7.50
1988 4.47 6.57
1989 4.35 10.22
1990 5.31 9.86
1991 4.76 9.54
1992 4.21 15.00
1993 5.04 6.00
1994 5.04 10.57
1995 5.08 9.87
1996 5.26 10.72
1997 4.28 12.68
1998 5.92 11.77
1999 4.95 8.41
2000 5.48 12.48
2001 4.47 12.45
2002 5.53 10.27
2003 4.39 12.24
2004 5.59 10.68
2005 5.07 11.62
2006 3.43 12.34
2007 4.27 12.20
2008 4.08 15.72

 

Updated:  September 21, 2009