As per the information revealed by the Norwegian Seafood Export Council the seafood export has recorded the highest marking in the first half of 2010. Terje E. Martinussen, Managing Director at the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, said that a strong increase in exports of Norwegian Salmon, Norwegian Fjord Trout and haddock has contributed to Norwegian seafood exports achieving the highest growth ever recorded.
He added that this positions the seafood industry among the fastest growing sectors in Norway. The figure shows that for the month of June alone, exports totalled NOK 4.3 billion. This is an increase of NOK 913 million or 27% compared to the same month last year. The value of Norwegian salmon export totaled NOK 13.9 billion, up by NOK 3.2 billion compared to the first half of 2009. In June alone, the value of exports of Norwegian Salmon increased by NOK 792 million.
Exports of Norwegian Salmon products in the first half-year period totalled 279,000 tonnes, compared to 255,000 tonnes in the same period last year. The biggest importers of Norwegian Salmon are France and Poland. Christian Chramer, director of information with the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, informed that farming of Norwegian Salmon and measures to combat salmon lice have received much media attention in Norway in 2010. Despite such issues the export of Norwegian salmon was more than satisfactory, says Chramer.
In the same period, the value of exports of Norwegian Fjord Trout showed a decline of NOK 214 million to a total of NOK 736 million. The volume of exports was down from 31,000 tonnes to 19,000 tonnes. The biggest importers of Norwegian Fjord Trout were Russia and China. This year to date, exports of fresh Norwegian Cod products totalled NOK 685 million. This is an increase in value of 25 percent. The largest growth was seen in exports to Denmark, which together with France is the biggest importer of fresh Norwegian Cod.
