According to the Norwegian Seafood Export Council the rise in seafood export last month is the highest export value ever registered for a single month. For the year to date, the total value of exports of Norwegian seafood stands at NOK 37.3 billion. This is NOK 6.5 billion or 21 percent up on the same period last year.
Director of market information Egil Ove Sundheim from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, commented that September was the best month as it saw growth in every segment of seafood exports. He informed that two circumstances in particular have contributed to this strong growth in exports of NOK 1.8 billion: large catches of mackerel coinciding with increased demand for mackerel in Japan, and continuing high demand for Norwegian Salmon in key markets such as France, Russia and the USA.
The value of exports of Norwegian Salmon totalled NOK 2.9 billion, making it the best month on record for exports of Norwegian Salmon in terms of value. The value of exports of Norwegian Salmon so far this year totals NOK 21.9 billion, which is an impressive increase of no less than NOK 5.1 billion. Exports of Norwegian Fjord Trout in September showed a slight drop of NOK 2 million to a total of NOK 149 million.
Mackerel export also set record in September as the figure increases by NOK 935 million to a value of NOK 1.3 billion. This year to date, the value of exports of mackerel totals NOK 1.9 billion, up by a massive 77 percent. Herring export rises by NOK 12 million or 10 percent in September to a total value of NOK 140 million.
