The spot price of Norwegian salmon in 2023 (dark blue line) versus 2022 (grey line).

Norwegian salmon spot price falls again

Pål Mugaas Jensen
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The spot price of Norwegian salmon dropped last week (week 4) by NOK 4.76/kg, down to NOK 85.27/kg, according to industry statistics provider Akvafakta. The price has dropped by NOK 10 per kilo over two weeks.

Last week’s price is still NOK 14.58/kg higher than in the same week last year.

The average spot price so far this year is NOK 89.84/kg, against a corresponding NOK 69.78/kg.

Lower export volume

Norway exported 25,586 tonnes (round weight) of salmon in week 4, which is 4.6% less than the same week last year.

So far this year, Norway has exported 94,532 tonnes of salmon, down 10% from the same period in 2022.

The salmon price has fallen for the second week, but remains higher than at the same time last year.
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