According to the information the value of Norwegian Salmon exports totals NOK 24.9 billion, an increase of NOK 5.9 billion compared to the first nine months of 2009. The volume of exports stands at 628,000 tonnes, up by 66,000 tonnes from the same period last year. In the record-setting year of 2009, Norwegian Salmon exports totalled NOK 23.7 billion – for the year as a whole.
Market analyst Paul Aandahl from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, said that this year to date, the total value of Norwegian Salmon exports stands at NOK 24.9 billion, up by 31 percent from the same period last year. He told that October registered highest Norwegian Salmon exports totalled over NOK 3 billion, an increase of NOK 842 million compared to October last year. Total exports of Norwegian Salmon products increased in volume by 7 percent to 77,000 tonnes.
Exports of Norwegian Salmon to Russia in October increased in volume by 2,935 tonnes to a total of 10,719 tonnes. Exports of fresh Norwegian Salmon showed an increase, while exports of frozen whole Norwegian Salmon were down. Fresh Norwegian Salmon comprised 94 percent of total Norwegian Salmon exports to Russia in October. Howevere EU market is accounting for 68 percent of total exports of Norwegian Salmon in terms of volume. In October, exports to the EU grew by 2 percent. The strongest growth was in exports to Poland, up by 2,000 tonnes or 23 percent.
