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

Salmon (Salmo salar)

Prices

During week 44, the average price of fresh salmon (Salmo Salar) was NOK 52.99 (EUR 5.22/kg). This price is down 2% on that of the previous week and dow 1% on that of the same week in 2018. In relation to the same week of 2017, it grows 8% according to the statistics of Norway.

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 50.83 (EUR 5.00/kg), 9% lower than the price of the previous week and 17% higher than the same week of 2018, being 15 lower than 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 21,899 tonnes. This figure is 1% higher than the previous week and 13% higher than that of the same week in 2018, growing 12% in relation to the same week of 2017. So far this year, exports of salmon registered 785,213 tonnes, up 5% in volume on that of the same period in 2018 and up 14% 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 647 tonnes. This figure is 41% higher than in the previous week and 74% in the same week of 2018, growing 23% in relation to the same week of 2017. During the year, exports of frozen salmon registered 17,145 tonnes, up 12% 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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