Posts Tagged ‘Norway Seafood Council’
Norway’s seafood exports take a hit
Norway has reported a significant drop in the value of its seafood exports, including salmon, for last month. The country’s fish farmers and fishermen netted a total of NOK 9.4 billion (£798.5 million), a decline in value of 11 per cent or NOK 1.2 billion (£102 million) compared with November last year. Tom-Jørgen Gangsø, director…
Read MoreSalmon drives Norway export boom
NORWAY today reported its best February seafood export performance so far, thanks once again to the rising value of salmon. Although volumes were down by 57,000 tonnes on a year ago, this reduction was mainly due to a big drop in fishing for capelin. The overall value rose by nine per cent to NOK 7.8…
Read MoreNorway enjoys best ever cod period
NORWAY has enjoyed its best ever quarter for overseas sales of cod which reached a total export value of more than three billion kroners (£273.5 million). It is also finding expanding new markets away from its traditional northern hemisphere areas, such as the UK. Ingrid Kristine Pettersen, from the Norway Seafood Council, said that various…
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