Farmed trout exports up by more than half
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Trout is becoming the fashionable new farmed fish favourite in some parts of the world, figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show this week.
Trout exports for April totalled a healthy 4,177 tonnes, worth NOK 485 million (£35m). The figures for the corresponding month last year were 2,739 tonnes and NOK 322 million (£23.5m).
In value terms this represents an increase of around 51% in just 12 months, with the volume up by around 56%.
Trout appears to be more popular in certain countries, notably the United States and Thailand. In the case of the US, trout’s milder flavour over salmon may be a factor.
Ukraine is also a major market despite the effects of conflict and last month it was the country with the greatest increase in value at NOK 83 million (£6m), a rise of 376% on a year ago, and a 299% increase in volume to 984 tonnes.
A year ago Lithuania also came up on the radar screen as a major buyer of Norwegian trout but has not shown up for a few months.
Norwegian trout globally is now fetching a record high price of NOK 161 or almost £12 per kilo. This is NOK 5 per kilo higher than the previous record which was set in June last year.
Norwegian farmed cod continues to grow in popularity with a volume increase of 16% to 1,200 tonnes and a value increase on last year of 52% to NOK 67 million (£5.5m) during April.