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Spain boosts consumption of Norwegian skrei

SPAIN
Tuesday, April 09, 2024, 07:10 (GMT + 9)

The following is an excerpt from an article published by InfoRetail:

Imports increases by 149% in volume and 128% in value.

Source: El Corte Inglés

In the first two months of the year, Spain has incorporated a total of 716 tons of Norwegian skrei, worth almost four million euros (USD 4.34 M)

Positive consumption figures in Spain for premium wild cod skrei from Norway. Thus, between January and February, direct exports of this fish to the Spanish market have skyrocketed by 149% in volume, reaching 716 tons year-on-year, while the growth in value has been 128%, totaling 3.9 million euros (USD 4.23 M).

“The national market has evolved very positively since January, when the fisheries opened and we are very satisfied with the reception that Spain gives to the king of cod, the skrei, or Norwegian black leg,” says the director of the Norwegian Seafood Council in Spain, Tore Holvik.

“This growth is even more impressive if you take into account that wild cod quotas have dropped by 20% compared to 2022. Today, Spain is the most important market for skrei and we are very happy to see such a positive trend,” Holvik remarks.

Compared to the end of fiscal year 2023, Spain increased purchases of Norwegian skrei by 26% year-on-year in volume (1,138 tons) and 49% in value (six million euros (USD 6.51 M)). Equally positive were the data for fresh farmed cod from Norway, with an increase of 112% (2,879 tons) and 145% in value (15.4 million euros (USD 16.70 M)).

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This product, whose campaign ends this April, has established itself both in homes and in restaurants in Spain, its leading world importer. “The consumer still has time to enjoy this delicious delicacy that comes from the icy, crystalline waters of Norway for a few more days,” recalls the director of the Norwegian Seafood Council in Spain, Tore Holvik.

One of the most notable characteristics of the skrei is its versatility in the kitchen. [Continues...]

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