Analyst sees salmon market slipping further

Salmon production is forecast to grow by 3.5-4.0% in 2025, resulting in a slight decline in spot prices for the full year, according to the latest research from market research firm Kontali.

This growth, the firm says, is driven largely by a recovery in Norwegian and European productivity. The difference in price achievement between the first and second half of 2025 is expected to be around €3 per kg (£2.53).

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Salmon prices off to a New Year flyer

Salmon prices in Norway shot up last week to a record level for the New Year period. Fresh fish was selling at NOK 112.90 a kilo (£8.68), just a fraction short of the record price of NOK 122.8 kroner during the whole of last year. This represents an increase of 12.1% on the previous week.…

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Norway year end salmon prices back over NOK 100 a kilo

The export price for fresh Norwegian salmon surged to more than NOK 100 per kilo during the final week of last year. Figures from Statistics Norway show there was a sharp increase between Christmas and New Year when, normally, demand for seafood tends to start slowing down as the festive season draws to a close.…

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Norwegian salmon prices in late Christmas lift

Fresh salmon prices in Norway have surged to their highest level for almost six months, in the run up to Christmas. Figures from Statistics Norway, which monitors prices on a weekly basis, show they reached NOK 87.82 per kilo (£6.73), in week 50, a peak not seen since July. They had been hovering around the…

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No festive cheer on salmon prices

Hopes of a rise in fresh salmon prices in the run up to Christmas have all but evaporated. Even a modest surge in exports over the past week has failed to bring any relief for fish farmers. According to Statistics Norway, the average export price for chilled salmon in week 50 was NOK 46.09 (£3.95)…

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