Forbes pledged to protect Scotland’s food and drink industries, highlighting the Scottish salmon sector, which exported £581 million worth of salmon in 2023.
Scottish Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP and SNP Hamilton and Clyde Valley candidate Cllr Ross Clark campaigned in Larkhall over the weekend where they visited DFDS Logistics Scotland’s chilled food distribution facility, hosted by Managing Director Greg van Hombergh and Salmon Scotland’s Head of Communications Andrew Watson.
During the visit, Forbes pledged to protect Scotland’s food and drink industries, highlighting the Scottish salmon sector, which exported £581 million worth of salmon in 2023, making it the country’s largest food export.
She also test-drove one of DFDS’s new electric trucks, part of their fleet aimed at reducing emissions and achieving net-zero status.
Forbes’ constituency, Skye, Lochaber, and Badenoch, includes several salmon farms operated by companies such as Bakkafrost Scotland, Loch Duart Salmon, Mowi Scotland, Organic Sea Harvest, and Scottish Sea Farms.
