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 49, the average price of fresh salmon (Salmo salar) was NOK 63.72 (EUR 6.31/kg). This figure is up 1% on that of the previous week and up 7% on that of the same week in 2018. Compared with the same week in 2017, it was up 19% 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 58.48 (EUR 5.79/kg), 2% higher than the price of the previous week and on the same week of 2018, growing 10% 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 20,399 tonnes. This figure is down 6% on that of the previous week and on that of the same week in 2018; it was down 6% on that of the same week in 2017. So far this year, exports of salmon registered 888,894 tonnes, this volume is up 5% on that of the same period in 2018 and 12% 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 415 tonnes. This figure is 30% lower than the previous week and 13% lower than the same week of 2018, falling 36% compared to the same week of 2017. During the year, exports of frozen salmon registered 19,655 tonnes, up 12% on that of the same period in the previous year and down 6% 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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