Cod prices continue to rise

By Jenny Hjul | November 12, 2018

THE price of cod is continuing its relentless rise, the latest statistics from Norway show. The country exported 1,600 tonnes of fresh cod, including fillets, worth 73 million kroners (£6.7 million) last month, a volume decline of 26 per cent, but the value was only down by 20 per cent. Denmark and Sweden were the…

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Seafood index soars on high salmon prices

By Jenny Hjul | October 31, 2018

THE prospect of high salmon prices for the next 12 months almost sent the Seafood Index on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Børs) into orbit earlier this week. Launched only two and a half years ago, the index includes most of the big Norwegian salmon farming companies. It hit a new high on Monday, signalling a…

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