In July seafood exports were worth NOK 2.5 billion in Norway. New figures from Norway Statistics and the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC) states that there is an increase of NOK 152 million, or 7 percent, compared to July 2007. Up to this the seafood exports have been worth NOK 20.3 billion, which is an increase of NOK 176 million. This suggests that new export records have been set for the month of July, and for the period January to July.
Good business of salmon and trout has pushed the export to a record level in July. Director Jan Trollvik at the NSEC, told that continued growth in demand for salmon and trout, as well as the development of “new” markets like Russia, Poland, the Ukraine and Nigeria means that Norwegian seafood exports increase in value again despite it being a year of economic decline across the globe.
According to the figures in July, salmon exports were worth NOK 1.44 billion, which is an increase of 14 percent, or NOK 180 million. The increase is mainly a result of increased prices for salmon. Total exports were 55,272 tonnes of salmon, translated into whole fish. This is an increase of 1,527 tonnes. France, Russia and Poland are the markets showing greatest growth.
NSEC also expressed that the strong growth in export volumes of trout compensate for reduced price. Trout worth NOK 149 million was exported in July, representing an impressive increase of 97 percent or NOK 73 million. The increase in volume exported was 118 percent or 4,000 translated into whole fish, to a total quantity of 7,441 tonnes. The largest recipients of trout are Russia, Denmark and the Ukraine.
