The spot price for salmon in 2020 (orange) against 2019 (grey). Data source: Akvafakta.

Salmon price dips but stays above last year

The spot price of Norwegian salmon fell by NOK 2.48 / kg to NOK 44.94 / kg last week (week 40), which is NOK 5.19 higher than in the same week last year.

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The average salmon price so far in 2020 is NOK 57.15 / kg, which is also higher than the NOK 56.83 / kg achieved during the same period in 2019, according to data provider Akvafakta.

Norway exported 29,431 tonnes (round weight) of salmon in week 39. This is 4.9% less than the same week last year.

So far this year, 899,000 tonnes have been exported, 1.2% less than in the same period in 2019.