Increase in salmon export price

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In the period from 10 April – 16 April the export price of fresh salmon came to NOK 65.13 per kilo. This is an increase of 3.7 per cent compared to the previous seven-day period, according to new figures for Export of salmon.

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Figure 1. Export price of fresh or chilled farmed salmon

The export quantity of fresh salmon was 11 516 tonnes in the period 10 April – 16 April. This is 38.3 per cent less than in the previous week, 3 April – 9 April, when exported volume was 18 658 tonnes. As in previous years, the salmon export was low in Easter week.

Norway exported 331 tonnes of frozen salmon at NOK 62.74 per kilo in the period 10 April –16 April.

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Figure 2. Export quantity of fresh or chilled farmed salmon

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