Scottish salmon worth £2bn to economy

SCOTLAND’S farmed salmon sector contributes nearly £2 billion to the country’s economy as well as several thousand jobs, according to figures released last month.

The industry’s turnover last year was £1,027 million, but every £100 made sustains £93 elsewhere through supply chains and high street spending from the wages paid to employees, according to an economic impact study commissioned by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation.

The gross value added of the industry is £365 million, and it contributes £50 million in corporation tax and £76 million in wages.The average wage is around £34,000 per annum. International exports were worth over half a billion pounds a year,.