Norway's salmon feed sales up 16% in 2009

Norwegian sales of salmon feeds increased 16% year-on-year in 2009, with December sales alone rising 35%.

Total salmon feed sales delivered from Norwegian suppliers reached 1.37 million tonnes. Feed imports increased 14% to 21,000 tonnes.

In December 2009 alone, sales exceeded 130,000 tonnes compared to the same month in 2008, according to figures from the Norwegian Fisheeries and Aquaculture Association FHL.