Norwegian seafood exports increased 15 percent in July
Staff Writer |
Norway exported seafood worth NOK 6.6 billion in July. This is an increase of 15 percent or NOK 882 million compared with July 2015.
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So far this year, seafood exports have totalled NOK 49.2 billion. This is an increase of 24 percent or NOK 9.5 billion compared to the same period in 2015.
Salmon exports amounted to NOK 4.8 billion in July. An increase of 25 percent or NOK 965 million compared to July 2015. So far this year, salmon exports have totalled NOK 33 billion, an increase of 27 percent or NOK 7 billion.
The average market price for whole fresh salmon in the month of July was NOK 66.40 per kg compared with NOK 43.96 per kg in July 2015. Poland and France were the biggest buyers for Norwegian salmon in July.
In July, trout exports totalled NOK 342 million. An increase of 69 percent or NOK 140 million from July 2015. So far this year, exports of trout have been worth NOK 2.3 billion. This is an increase of 97 percent or NOK 1.1 billion compared with the same period in 2015.
Belarus and Japan were the biggest markets for Norwegian trout in July.
In July, exports of fresh cod, including fillets, amounted to NOK 72 million. This represents an increase of 9 percent or NOK 6 million compared with July 2015.
Year-to-date exports of fresh cod, including fillets, have totalled NOK 1.7 billion. This is an increase of 15 percent or NOK 221 million compared with the same period last year.
Norway exported frozen cod, including fillets, to a total value of NOK 208 million in July. This represents an increase of 16 percent or NOK 29 million compared with July 2015. So far this year Norway has exported frozen cod, including fillets, worth NOK 1.5 billion. An increase of 32 percent or NOK 392 million from the same period last year.
In July, exports of clipfish were worth NOK 221 million, a decrease of 11 percent or NOK 27 million compared with July 2015. So far this year, exports of clipfish have totalled NOK 1.9 billion. This represents a decline of 12 percent or NOK 258 million compared with the same period last year.
In July, exports of salted fish totalled NOK 41 million. An increase of 13 percent or NOK 5 million. So far this year, exports of salted fish have reached a total value of NOK 937 million. This is an increase of 6 percent or NOK 49 million compared with the same period last year.
In July, exports of herring were worth NOK 204 million. This is an increase of 7 percent or NOK 14 million compared with last July. Year to date, herring exports totalled NOK 1.7 billion.
This is an increase of 48 percent or NOK 538 million compared to the same period in 2015. Germany and Poland were the largest markets for Norwegian herring in July. ■
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