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Weekly exports of Atlantic Salmon grow (week 15)
NORWAY
Monday, April 22, 2019, 20:10 (GMT + 9)
During week 15, the average price of fresh salmon was NOK 67.33 (EUR 7.01/kg). This price is down 1% on that of the previous week and on that of the same week in 2018. Compared with the same week in 2017, it was up 3% in value according to Norwegian Statistics. The weekly FOB price of fresh salmon exports (HS 03121201 and 03121202) at Norwegian Customs in 2019 averaged NOK 64.22/kg (EUR 6.69/kg), up 3% to that of the same period in 2018 and down 2% on that of 2017.
Graph 1: Weekly average price of exports of
fresh farmed salmon, 2015/2019, in NOK/kg
Source: Norwegian Statistics/FIS.com
The average price of exports of frozen salmon was NOK 62.396 (EUR 6.49/kg), down 4% on that of the previous week and down 11% on that of the same week in 2018. It is down 1% on that of 2017. So far this year, the average price of frozen salmon exports has been NOK 60.98 (EUR 6.35/kg), up 12 in value on that of the previous year and down 11% on that of 2017.
Graph 1: Weekly average price of exports of
frozen farmed salmon, 2015/2019, in NOK/kg
Source: Norwegian Statistics/FIS.com
Exports of fresh salmon during the week reported 19,916 tonnes. This figure is up 14% on that of the previous week and 26% on that of the same week in 2018; it was up 73% on that of the same week in 2017. So far this year, exports of salmon registered 243,104 tonnes, down 2% on that of the same period in 2018 and up 9% on that of 2017.
Graph 3: Weekly Norwegian exports of
fresh farmed salmon, 2015/2019, in tonnes
Source: Norwegian Statistics/FIS.com
Exports of frozen products during the week reported 329 tonnes. This figure is up 63% on that of the previous week and up 39% on that of the same week in 2018; it was down 1% on that of the same week in 2017. During the year, exports of frozen salmon registered 4,363 tonnes, down 9% on that of the same period in the previous year and 37% on that of the same period in 2017.
Graph 4: Weekly Norwegian exports of
frozen farmed salmon, years 2015/2019, in tonnes
Source: Norwegian Statistics/FIS.com
By DGA
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