This report covers the activity of salmon in Norway, focusing on aspects such as harvests, prices, markets and exports and imports.

1. EUROPE

1.1 Norway

Salmón (Salmo salar)

Prices

During week 48, the average price of fresh salmon was NOK 63.25 (EUR 6.09/kg). This figure is up 3% on that of the previous week and up 13% on that of the same week in 2018. Compared with the same week in 2017, it was up 30% in value according to Norwegian Statistics.

Graph 1: Weekly average price of exports of fresh salmon, 2015/2019, in NOK/kg

Source: Norwegian Statistics

The average price of exports of frozen salmon was NOK 59.84 (EUR 5.55/kg), 7% higher than the price of the previous week and 2% on the same week of 2018, growing 12% in relation to the 2017.

Graph 2: Weekly average price of exports of frozen salmon, 2015/2019, in NOK/kg

Source: Norwegian Statistics

Markets

Exports of fresh salmon during the week reported 21,783 tonnes. This figure is up 1% on that of the previous week and 10% on that of the same week in 2018; it was up 4% on that of the same week in 2017. So far this year, exports of salmon registered 868,495 tonnes, up 6% on that of the same period in 2018 and 13% on that of 2017.

Graph 3: Weekly Norwegian exports of fresh salmon, 2015/2019, in tonnes

Source: Norwegian Statistics

Exports of frozen products during the week reported 596 tonnes. This figure is up 5% on that of the previous week and up 49% on that of the same week in 2018; it was down 12% on that of the same week in 2017. During the year, exports of frozen salmon registered 19,240 tonnes, up 13% on that of the same period in the previous year and down 5% on that of the same period in 2017.

Graph 4: Weekly Norwegian exports of frozen salmon, 2015/2019, in tonnes

Source: Norwegian Statistics

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