Prices Archive

The long decline in fresh salmon prices may be over. The latest figures from Statistics Norway show they rose last week for the first time in more than two months. The figure for week 36 was NOK 76.81 per kilo (£5.76), an increase of 2.2% on the previous week. Export volumes are continuing to run…

Fresh salmon prices in Norway were down again last week, which means they have fallen continuously week on week over the past two months. The long decline has left salmon farmers and buyers alike asking: “When is it all going to stop?” It is a long time since the sector has experienced such a prolonged…

Norwegian fresh salmon prices continued to slide over the past week, amid predictions they probably have further to go. Figures for week 31 from Statistics Norway show they fell by NOK 2.86 to NOK 83.28 (£6.41) per kilo – a decline of 3.3%. The previous week fresh prices hit their lowest level of the year,…

The export price of  Norwegian fresh salmon plunged by more than 10% last week, according to the latest figures. A sharp drop had been widely predicted but levels are now close to those at the start of the year, which is very unusual. Statistics Norway, which collects data on a regular basis,  said the export…

Fresh salmon prices have hit a new record for the third week in succession, according to Statistics Norway. Just when many people thought they might be due for a downward correction, they shot up by 6.2% to NOK 119.48 a kilo (£9.45) in week 9. Some buyers are describing the current market situation as being…

The export price of Norwegian fresh salmon hit a record high last week, the latest official figures show today. They rose by 9% to NOK 112.46 per kilo (£9.03) in week 8, says Statistics Norway which monitors prices on a weekly basis. This is NOK 4 per kilo more than the previous all-time high of…

Fresh salmon prices in Norway soared to well over NOK 100 a kilo, a figure not seen since May last year. According to Statistics Norway, which monitors trends on a regular basis, they rose by more than 10.6% or NOK 9.92 to NOK 103.22 a kilo (£8.30) during week seven. It is the steepest percentage…

Salmon prices rose sharply again last week with industry insiders asking, “how far will they go?”. According to Statistics Norway, which regularly monitors price trends, fresh salmon rose by almost 9% to NOK 97.51 per kilo (£7.98) in week two. The corresponding export price this time last year was NOK 72.05 per kilo (£5.90). Export…

The export prices of fresh salmon shot up by more than 15% in the final week of 2022, according to figures from Statistics Norway. The size of the increase has come as a surprise given that the Christmas seafood buying rush ended several days earlier. The week 52 export price was NOK 86.33 per kilo…