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

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Prices

During week 47, the average price of fresh salmon was NOK 61.56 (EUR 6.09/kg). This figure is up 5% on that of the previous week and 14% on that of the same week in 2018. Compared with the same week in 2017, it was up 26% 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 56.12 (EUR 5.55/kg), up 1% than the price of the previous week and down 1% than the same week of 2018, being 3% 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 21,543 tonnes. This figure is up 5% on that of the previous week and 9% on that of the same week in 2018; it was up 9% on that of the same week in 2017. So far this year, exports of salmon registered 846,712 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 568 tonnes. This figure is up 4% on that of the previous week and up 31% on that of the same week in 2018; it was up 1% on that of the same week in 2017. During the year, exports of frozen salmon registered 18,644 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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