Posts Tagged ‘Norwegian Seafood Council’
Norway seafood push in Middle East
THE Norwegian Seafood Council is organising two missions to the Middle East this autumn but, significantly, Iran is not on the itinerary. The Tromso based national marketing organisation is planning a major presence at the Seafex fair in Dubai, and Saudi Horeca in Saudia Arabia, with an open invitation to all Norwegian seafood exporters. Both…
Read MoreNorwegian salmon exports hit August record
NORWEGIAN salmon exports hit the 100,000 tonne mark last month – a record for August. Demand continues to be strong, said the Norwegian Seafood Council. Salmon earned the country’s fish farmers six billion kroners (£556 million), a rise of nine per cent on a year ago, while export volumes were up by 10,500 tonnes or…
Read MoreNorway cod sales make steady progress
WHITE fish exports from Norway continued to make steady progress last month, the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show. Fresh cod exports, including fillets, during the month totalled 2,600 tonnes, a rise of five per cent. They netted the country’s fishermen 83 million kroner, an increase of ten per cent on 2017, and…
Read MoreClimate expert Norway’s man in Paris
THE Norwegian Seafood Council has appointed top climate change expert Paal J. Frisvold to lead its trade mission in France. Børge Grønbech, director of Global Operations at the Norwegian Seafood Council, said: ‘We are very lucky to have Paal on board. ‘France is one of our most important seafood markets, and also one of the…
Read MoreCod price spiral hits whole food chain
NORWAY may have exported less cod over the past six months, but its fishing companies are receiving more money for what they do sell. It is another sign of the upward price pressure on UK and European fish buyers, which in turn is impacting on performances, profits and jobs right down the food chain. The…
Read MoreNorway half year exports at record high
NORWEGIAN seafood exports during the first half of 2018 have hit an all-time record, driven by salmon and a surge in demand from EU countries, including the UK. The country sold 1.4 million tonnes of seafood to a value of NOK 48.1 billion over the six-month period from January to June, an increase of 10…
Read MoreFruits de mer off the menu in France
THE popular perception of France as a nation with an insatiable appetite for almost everything that comes out of the sea has suffered a setback. A new survey published today shows that the French are among the lowest consumers of seafood in Europe and way below some of their near neighbours. Surprisingly, only a third…
Read MoreNorway woos world restaurant elite
NORWAY is pulling out all the stops to ensure its seafood features strongly when the gastronomic elite from some of the world’s finest restaurants meet in northern Spain later this month. Chefs from across the globe will descend on the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao on June 19 for the 50 Best Restaurants Awards. Seafood will…
Read MoreCod the star of Norwegian exports
COD has become the new star in Norway’s seafood export performance so far this year. During the first four months of 2018, the country exported 927,000 tonnes of seafood of all types, with an export value of 31.5 billion kroners. The volume is the same as last year, but the value is up by two…
Read MoreNorway salmon exports show April rise
NORWAY’S salmon farmers saw their export earnings rise by nine per cent during April, the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show. Overseas sales last month totalled 74,000 tonnes, a volume increase of four per cent, but the value more than doubled to NOK 5.3 billion, up by NOK 442 million. The average price for fresh whole salmon…
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