Okamura Foods Co.,Ltd. completed and began operating a new intermediate salmon farming facility in Akita Prefecture and introduced a barge capable of remote feeding. It also closed a loss-making company-operated store and is aiming to achieve its medium-term targets.
After explaining the two-stage system for raising salmon, the report says that a new intermediate farming facility was completed and began operating in Akita Prefecture. Intermediate farming involves hatching eggs in freshwater on land and raising the fish to approximately 600 grams.
The report also discusses the stage of transferring the fish to marine farming in pens, as preparations advance to expand farming volumes. Meanwhile, facilities are being strengthened as part of efforts to expand domestic farming capacity.