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Seafood export on the rise

Norway exported seafood worth NOK 3.7 billion in August, an increase of NOK 667 million compared with the same month last year. The export of salmon constitutes most of the increase.

So far this year, Norway has exported seafood worth NOK 31.6 billion. This is NOK 4.7 million higher than for the same period last year, according to fresh figures from the Export Council for Fish (EFF).

(NRK)


Written by Rolleiv Solholm

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