Today marks the official launch of Salmocast, the first AI-powered platform dedicated to Atlantic salmon price forecasting. Built from the ground up for salmon market professionals, Salmocast combines machine learning with comprehensive biological, trade, and market data to deliver 4-week price predictions with full SHAP explainability.
The Problem We Are Solving
The global Atlantic salmon market exceeds $15 billion annually, yet participants have long struggled with extreme price volatility. Spot prices can swing 20-30% within months, creating significant challenges for everyone in the value chain:
- Aquaculture producers face uncertainty about optimal harvest timing
- Traders lack clear, data-driven thesis for price direction
- Procurement teams struggle to budget and time purchases effectively
- Processors experience margin squeeze from unpredictable raw material costs
- Retailers cannot confidently plan promotions or negotiate contracts
Traditional approaches rely on lagging indicators, fragmented data sources, and relationships with insiders. Existing analytical tools are either too generic (built for broad commodity markets) or too opaque (black-box models that cannot explain their predictions).
Our Solution
Salmocast is purpose-built for the salmon industry. Our platform offers:
Weekly Price Forecasts
Every Tuesday, after Fish Pool publishes the official SISALMONI index, our model retrains with the latest data and generates forecasts for the next 4 weeks. Each forecast includes a price point prediction, confidence interval, and directional signal.
SHAP Explainability
Unlike black-box models, every Salmocast forecast comes with SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) analysis. You can see exactly which factors—supply pressure, currency movements, demand signals—drove the prediction and by how much. This transparency is crucial for professionals who need to understand and justify their trading decisions.
Why Explainability Matters
When a model predicts prices will rise, you need to know why. Is it supply constraints in Norway? Currency weakness? Strong demand from Asia? SHAP analysis answers these questions, helping you validate the prediction against your own market knowledge and make informed decisions.
Comprehensive Market Data
Beyond forecasts, Salmocast aggregates critical market data in one platform:
- Live spot prices and historical trends
- Forward curve visualization
- Production zone monitoring across all 13 Norwegian regions
- Global trade flows and destination market analysis
- Currency and commodity input tracking
- News sentiment analysis
Ariel AI Assistant
Our AI assistant, Ariel, provides a conversational interface for market questions. Ask about current conditions, historical patterns, or forecast drivers in natural language and get instant, data-backed answers.
Our Commitment to Transparency
We believe the salmon industry deserves better than black boxes and sales pitches. That is why we publish our forecast track record publicly. Every prediction is recorded before the actual price is published, and we report both our successes and our misses. You can verify our accuracy for yourself.
Getting Started
Salmocast is available now with a free trial that gives you full access to explore the platform. We offer flexible pricing tiers for individual traders, procurement teams, and enterprise organizations.
Start your free trial or schedule a demo to see how Salmocast can transform your approach to salmon market intelligence.
About Salmocast
Salmocast is headquartered in Bergen, Norway—the heart of the global salmon industry. Our team combines deep expertise in machine learning, commodity markets, and aquaculture to build tools that help professionals make better decisions.
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