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Strong growth for Norwegian salmon exports in May

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Norway has exported salmon 81,000 tonnes of salmon that was worth NOK 6.1 billion in May, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council.

Posted on Jun 24 ,12:05

Norway exported a volume of 10,500 tonnes of salmon to the European Union, while the total growth in volume was 8,400 tonnes or 12%.

The Norwegian Seafood Council says that the export value increased by NOK 851 million or 16% compared with May last year. So far this year, 400,000 tonnes of salmon have been exported realising a total value of NOK 27 billion.

While the average price for fresh whole salmon was NOK 69.76 per kg in May 2017, by May 2018 it had risen to NOK 73.73 per kg.

Poland, France and Denmark were the largest export markets for Norwegian salmon in May. The United States also saw a strong rise in export value, up NOK 82 million or 24% compared to May last year. This represents the best May-month for export of Norwegian seafood to the United States ever.

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