Norwegian salmon exports leap to new record

The average export price for fresh whole salmon in October was NOK 41.96 per kg, an increase of 18 per cent compared to October 2014. Average salmon prices in October remained more or less unchanged from September. Norwegian salmon exports to the EU region were worth NOK 3.5 billion in October, an increase of nearly 23 per cent year-on-year. volume, price also increased.’ Norway exported 103,360 tonnes of salmon in October. This is the largest ever single-month volume total, and an increase of 2.7 per cent compared with October 2014. So far this year, salmon exports have totalled 851,000 tonnes. This is an increase of 3.6 per cent compared to the same period last year. farmed salmon sales abroad have totalled NOK 38.3 billion. This is an increase of NOK 2.6 billion, or seven per cent, compared to the same period in 2014. ‘This export record is the result of strong growth in demand from our neighbouring markets in the EU,’ said seafood analyst Paul Aandahl. ‘In addition to Norwegian seafood exporters achieving record year-on-year. This also represents an all-time high for salmon sales in a single month. So far this year, Norwegian NORWEGIAN salmon exports increased by 18 per cent last month to a new record of NOK 4.7 billion, up by NOK 720 million