Export value of Norwegian salmon leaps 21 per cent
The value of salmon exported from Norway increased by 21 per cent to 16.1 billion kroner in the first quarter of this year, largely as a result of higher prices.
Norway exported 233,000 tonnes of salmon, an increase of 3 per cent in terms of volume, compared with the same period last year, according to figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council.
The average price for fresh whole salmon increased from NOK 56.63 per kg to NOK 65.44 per kg. Poland, France and the United States were the biggest importers of salmon.
Asia and US up 29 per cent
“Salmon exports to Asia and the United States increased by 29 per cent in volume. This contributes overall to the volume and value growth for Norwegian salmon exports in the first quarter,” says Asbjørn Warvik Rørtveit, director of market insight at the Norwegian Seafood Council.
“Asia will continue to capture a larger share of salmon exports as soon as market access for Norwegian salmon to China is normalised,” says Sigmund Bjørgo, the Council’s fisheries delegate in China.
Trout was less popular. The volume of exports fell by 53 per cent, while the value fell by NOK 217 million or 24 per cent compared with the first quarter last year. Norway exported 8,700 tonnes of trout at a value of NOK 680 million. Japan, Poland and Belarus were Norway’s biggest markets for the fish.?
