Norwegian salmon spot price inches up

The spot price for Norwegian farmed salmon increased marginally by NOK 0.55 (£0.04) per kilo up to NOK 71.54/kg last week (week 43).

This price that is NOK 7.85/kg lower than during the same week a year ago.

The average spot price so far this year is NOK 94.75/kg, compared to NOK 95.12/kg last year.

Norway exported 35,893 tonnes (round weight) in week 43, which is 3% below the same week in 2023. You have to go back ten weeks to find the last time the year’s export volume for a week was lower than the same week the previous year.

So far this year, 1.15 million tonnes have been exported, which is 0.5% more than during the same period last year.