On average, every consumer in the western world opens about seven product packs a day, be it a bar of chocolate, a can of coke, or an MAP tray with smoked salmon. With that, the packaging has fulfilled its purpose and can be disposed of. This does not only constitute a huge waste of valuable resources and energy but also has a negative influence on the natural CO2 balance. Are “green” packaging concepts a way out of this dilemma?
Trade and Markets
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The Atlantic salmon market continues to be undersupplied as Chile’s production in 2010 is reaching rock bottom. As a result prices are at their highest levels for many years although sluggish demand over the summer should ease prices somewhat. Higher water temperatures will also boost growth levels with additional volumes coming to market over the next few months. Farmed salmon prices, therefore, are expected to ease over the next months.
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Schillerlocken (curled strips of smoked spiny dogfish) used to be an ever-present delicacy in the counters of German fishmongers, and their presence was taken for granted. Because the dogfish stock in the North East Atlantic is overfished, however, an increasing number of grocery chains no longer lists the products of this presumably endangered species.