Agribusiness
Three processors set the Bristol Bay sockeye price; small plants offer fishermen a way out
FERN and Offrange report from the world's largest salmon run, where Trident, Canfisco and Silver Bay now dominate after a decade of consolidation; base prices have barely moved since the 1980s, collapsing from US$1.15 a pound in 2022 to 50 cents in 2023, and small operators such as Kvichak Fish pay