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THE value of exports of Norwegian seafood in July totalled NOK 2.3 billion, according to the latest figures from Statistics Norway and the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC).
This is an increase of NOK 94 million or 4% compared with July 2006. For the year to date seafood exports total NOK 20.2 billion, an increase of NOK 1.5 billion. This represents record exports for both the January-July period and the month of July.
“High prices for cod and haddock products, coupled with a strong increase in growth in the export volume of salmon, have contributed to a fantastic July month,” says NSEC managing director Terje Martinussen.
The biggest growth markets in July were those of Portugal, the Netherlands and Thailand. In Portugal, the biggest growth was in salted fish and clipfish, while in the Netherlands growth was seen in frozen cod and haddock. In Thailand, salmon was the biggest contributor to growth.
Exports of salmon totalled NOK 1.3 billion in July. The volume of exports (in whole fish) totalled 54,000 tonnes, an increase of 52% compared with July 2006. For the year to date, exports of salmon are valued at NOK 9.8 billion. France, Denmark and the UK are the biggest importers of salmon from Norway.
Exports of fresh cod increased by almost 60% to a value of NOK 60 million in July. High prices are the main factor behind this growth. July also saw exports of frozen cod increase by 50% to NOK 157 million, primarily attributable to growth in exports to the EU.
July saw strong growth in exports of salted whole cod and salted cod fillets, while exports of clipfish were about the same as for July 2006.
Exports of frozen haddock increased by 57% to a value of NOK 53 million in July. China and the EU are the biggest importers of haddock from Norway.
We are seeing strong growth in exports of seafood from Norway to several markets in Asia, particularly Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea. Again, this is primarily attributable to salmon.
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