Posts Tagged ‘Norwegian Seafood Council’
UK buyers boost Norwegian cod sales
COD was the star performer in Norway\’s seafood export drive last month, thanks to an increase in frozen sales to the UK. Although salmon exports stuttered during February, sales of both fresh and frozen cod were up. Asbjørn Warvik Rørtveit, director of Market Insight at the Norwegian Seafood Council, said: ‘Great weather at the beginning of the year led…
Read MoreSalmon revenues down, but volume up
LOWER prices from a year ago resulted in a five per cent decline in Norwegian salmon export revenues last month. But, equally, the price drop also led to stronger demand and to a rise in export volumes. Currency movements are also helping. Figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show that February salmon exports were worth NOK 4.7 billion,…
Read MoreNorway flies seafood flag at Olympics
WITH Norway leading the Winter Olympics medals table, its prime minister, Erna Solberg, has taken the opportunity to strike gold for the country\’s seafood industry. She has been in the South Korean capital, Seoul, first for political talks with President Moon Jae-in and then to visit Norwegian athletes at the games centre in Pyeongchang. But she also visited the…
Read MoreNorway push to process more fish at home
DEMAND is growing in Norway for more of the fish it exports to be processed at home before leaving for overseas markets. The country, say critics, is giving away jobs and money by sending out whole fish. For example, more than 85 per cent of the salmon produced by the aquaculture industry is exported in this…
Read MoreArctic mission for UK Michelin chefs
A GROUP of top chefs from the UK with a total of 10 Michelin stars between them have just returned from a fact finding trip to northern Norway to look at skrei, the country\’s specialist variety of high quality cod. They all include skrei on their menus when the fish is in season, but went to…
Read MoreBest January yet for cod prices
COD, especially the fresh variety, was the main driver behind Norway\’s strong export showing in January, figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council show. The country sold 5,700 tonnes of fresh cod, including the high quality and seasonal skrei variety, last month to a value of NOK 232 million. Volumes were up by 1,500 tonnes or 37 per…
Read MoreStrong start for Norwegian exports
NORWAY\’S seafood sector has got off to a sound start at the beginning of 2018 with January export figures up in both volume and value. Sales last month totalled 198,000 tonnes, an increase of 23,000 tonnes or 13 per cent, while the overall valued rose by two per cent or 143 million kroners to NOK…
Read MoreUK wants easy movement of fish
THE British government is striving to achieve the frictionless movement of seafood and other commodities, Nigel Edwards, technical and social responsibility director of Seachill, told the Norwegian Seafood Council summit in London. The conference, held last week, was called by the council to discuss the impact of Brexit and developing trends among consumers. It attracted more than…
Read MoreLondon seafood summit on Brexit impact
THE Norwegian Seafood Council is hosting a major summit in London next week to prepare for the challenges posed by Brexit. More than 120 representatives from the Norwegian and British seafood industries will meet at the Berkeley Hotel on Wednesday to discuss what is likely to happen to trade when the UK leaves the EU in March next year.…
Read MoreWhite fish exports helped by steady price rise
EXPORTS of Norwegian white fish such as cod, haddock and saithe in 2017 hit a record for the fourth year in succession. The fleet earned 15 billion kroners (£1.36 billion) for the country\’s vessel owners, a rise of eight per cent or NOK 1.1 billion on 2016. The increase has primarily come from higher catches and a rise…
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