Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Average weekly price of exports of Atlantic salmon recorded a slight increase

NORWAY
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 00:20 (GMT + 9)

During week 23, the average price of fresh salmon (Salmo salar) was NOK 61.85 (EUR 6.32/kg). This figure is up 6% from that of the previous week and up 1% from that of the same week in 2018. Compared with the same week in 2017, the price dropped 2%, according to Norwegian Statistics.

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

Source: Norwegian Statistics/FIS.com

The average price of exports of frozen salmon was NOK 65.82 (EUR 6.73/kg), up 3% from that of the previous week and down 5% from that of the same week in 2018. The price also fell 6% compared with that of 2017.

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

Source: Norwegian Statistics/FIS.com

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Exports of fresh salmon during the week reached 15,457 tonnes, down 12% from that of the previous week and 8% from that of the same week in 2018; but up 21% compared with the same week in 2017. So far this year, exports of salmon have reached 872,137 tonnes, an increase of 3% compared with the same period in 2018 and 12% compared with 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 reached 403 tonnes. This figure is down 6% from that of the previous week and 43% higher compared with that of the same week in 2018, and it was up 75% from that of the same week in 2017. So far this year, exports of frozen salmon have amounted to 6,590 tonnes, down 5% from those of the same period in the previous year and 33% from those of the same period in 2017.

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

Source: Norwegian Statistics/FIS.com

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