US salmon probe shakes Oslo shares

SEAFOOD shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange dropped sharply yesterday after it was revealed that three of Norway’s largest salmon companies are facing a United States criminal investigation over allegations of price fixing on the Atlantic salmon market. The companies, Mowi, SalMar and Grieg Seafood, have been handed subpoenas by the US Department of Justice.…

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Seafood index soars on high salmon prices

THE prospect of high salmon prices for the next 12 months almost sent the Seafood Index on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Børs) into orbit earlier this week. Launched only two and a half years ago, the index includes most of the big Norwegian salmon farming companies. It hit a new high on Monday, signalling a…

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