Virus, crisis: Perfect storm hits Chile salmon industry

[Barrett808]

Virus, crisis: Perfect storm hits Chile salmon industry
By Simon Gardner

PUERTO CHACABUCO, Chile (Reuters) - A deadly fish virus and scarce credit have clobbered the salmon sector in Chile, the world's No. 2 producer, and industry workers like Cecilia Leue are panicked.

Packing choice cuts of bright orange Atlantic salmon at a plant in the town of Puerto Chacabuco in Chilean Patagonia, dressed from head to toe in white plastic overalls, Leue has watched the industry shed 6,000 jobs since infectious salmon anemia (ISA) emerged in 2007. She worries she could be next

"Fish is the only industry here. The issue of the ISA virus worries us a lot," the 20-year-old said through a mask.

"Scarce work because of the ISA virus affects us all," she added, stacking packets of salmon destined for a supermarket in Germany. "We are all worried how the market will react."

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[Pale Blue Dot]

1. This goes right back to Walmart's doorstep.

Read "The Wal-Mart Effect" for more information.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=walmart+books&oe=utf-8&cid=10135891379773069038&sa=title#ps-sellers

[alexandria]

2. The virus came from Walmart? eom.

[Pale Blue Dot]

3. No (as you know). The conditions that created the virus came from Walmart.

Or do you not believe in reading books?

[alexandria]

4. Explain to me how is it Walmarts fault. eom