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SALMON AND TROUT FUEL 29% INCREASE
HE value of Norwegian seafood exports
rose by 29%, to reach for NOK 5.4 billion in February, fuelled largely by high salmon prices and an increase in the volume of trout sales.
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According to the lat- est figures published by the Norwegian Seafood Council seafood exports had reached NOK 11.2 billion by March 7th – an increase of 26 per cent compared to the same period last year.
in the trout industry and the price growth in the salmon industry are the two primary explanations for the export growth. With a price increase of 30 per cent the growth in the salmon price is the single biggest reason,’ says Egil Ove Sundheim, Director of Market Informa-
The salmon price rose by 30%
Exported salmon increased by 35 per cent
tion at the Norwegian Seafood Council. NOK 3.3 million
worth of salmon was exported in February – an increase of NOK 856 million, or 35 per cent, compared with February last year. The price of fresh whole salmon increased from NOK 36.38 to 47.55 per kilo. The volume increased by 2,200 tonnes to 66,900 tonnes, with France, Poland and Russia the largest markets. The export of fjord
trout increased by NOK 62 million or 45 per cent, to a total of NOK 201 million. By
March 7th, trout ex- ports had amounted to NOK 406 million and Russia was the biggest market for fjord trout in February. The export of fresh cod increased by 86 per cent, to a total of NOK 284 million. With an export value of NOK 268 million, the EU dominates the market for fresh cod from Norway. For fro- zen cod the increase is NOK 42 million, or 31 per cent, to a total of NOK 179 million. The EU is the largest receiver of frozen cod too, with a value of NOK 118 million. FF
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