Article: Smoked salmon: the market has expanded beyond farmed Atlantics to meet greater demand for smoked wild product.(Product Spotlight)

Once considered primarily a luxury item, smoked salmon can now be found in 4-ounce, pre-sliced packages in supermarkets across the country. Smoked salmon's ready availability echoes the rise of farmed salmon production; just as restaurateurs appreciate farmed salmon's consistent size for uniform portioning, so, too, do smokers.

Because of the steady supply of fresh salmon, prices for smoked salmon have nor budged significantly in the past few years. Consumers can expect to pay from $3.99 to $4.99 for a 4-ounce package of cold-smoked product or upwards of $10 for the same-size package from a producer serving the specialty and gourmet segment of the market. ...

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