Chinese salmon case sends industry shockwaves

SEAFOOD shares on the Norwegian Stock Market fell last night following reports that a number of supermarkets in the Chinese capital Beijing have removed salmon from their counters after a chopping board at a wholesale market used to portion the fish was found to be infected with coronavirus. Mowi stocks were down by 5.2 per…

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Norwegian exports down again

NORWEGIAN Seafood exports in value during May for the second month in succession – with salmon again taking a hit. Covid-19 is continuing to disrupt sales due mainly to the loss of the restaurant trade, although given the global scale of the pandemic the reduction is perhaps not as large as it could be. Overall…

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Norwegian exports down after 18 months growth

NORWEGIAN seafood exports fell last month for the first time in 18 months, reflecting the damaging impact Covid-19 is having on the industry. However, figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) today show that the salmon sector is showing a lot of resilience in finding new markets as traditional outlets shrink. Overall seafood exports including…

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New export opportunities amidst covid chaos

Is the demand for salmon from China and other Asian countries beginning to show signs of sustained recovery? The Norwegian Seafood Council believes this is the case and says there are also signs of stirrings in some parts of Europe since the coronavirus pandemic struck over two months ago. If this turns out to be…

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Easter salmon sales \’strong\’

SALES of salmon held up up reasonably well over the Easter holiday despite the disruption to business from Covid-19, new figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show. And while prices are down they are far from being on the floor, averaging around NOK 59 per kg for fresh whole salmon. Given the circumstances, there was…

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Easter salmon sales \’strong\’

SALES of salmon held up up reasonably well over the Easter holiday despite the disruption to business from Covid-19, new figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show. And while prices are down they are far from being on the floor, averaging around NOK 59 per kg for fresh whole salmon. Given the circumstances, there was…

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Norwegian exports defy coronavirus onslaught

REMARKABLY, Norway saw its salmon exports increase last month despite the ravages to trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Its fish farmers exported 85,800 tonnes of salmon worth NOK 6.1 billion (£473 million) in March. This is an increase in volume of four per cent, while the value increased by NOK 103 million, or two per cent, on March last year. And…

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Norway salmon exports to UK up 27%

NORWEGIAN exports of fresh salmon to the UK increased by 27 per cent last week, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council. And with Easter sales picking up, exports to other European countries including Sweden and Finland ‘exceeded expectations’. Norway is proving itself highly adaptable in the ongoing situation, although the closure of the restaurant segment…

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Economist Norway\’s new seafood marketing chief

ECONOMIST Camilla Beck Sætre has been appointed the new marketing director at the Norwegian Seafood Council. And it looks set to be a baptism of fire, with the industry still likely to be facing untold challenges due to Covid-19 when she takes up her post on June 1. Sætre has had more than 20 years’…

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Economist Norway\’s new seafood marketing chief

ECONOMIST Camilla Beck Sætre has been appointed the new marketing director at the Norwegian Seafood Council. And it looks set to be a baptism of fire, with the industry still likely to be facing untold challenges due to Covid-19 when she takes up her post on June 1. Sætre has had more than 20 years’…

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