Norway exported seafood worth NOK 3.5 billion in August, down NOK 120 million from the same month last year. The reason is lower prices for fresh salmon on the world markets.
- The value of the salmon export has dropped for the third month running. The reason is less demand for fresh salmon, and increasing competition, in particular from Chile, says market analyst Paul Aandahl from the Export Council for Fish.
The export of salmon in August was worth NOK 2.1 billion, a drop of NOK 312 million, or 13 per cent from the same month last year.
At the same time, the amount of salmon exported to the EU nations in August, increased by 15 per cent from August last year, particularly to Finland, France and Denmark.
There has also been a volume increase in the export to Eastern Europe and Asia, but wiith lower prices, the value result is down.
(NRK/Aftenposten)
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