June 4, 2009
Norway seafood export up 16 percent in May
The export of seafood from Norway in May was valued at NOK3.3 billion (US$520 million), an increase by NOK461 million (US$65.5 million) or 16 percent compared to the same month last year. So far this year Norway has exported seafood worth NOK 17.2 billion.
This is an increase of NOK2.1 billion or 14 percent compared to the same period last year.
According to figures from the Export Council for Fish, there was an export record for the month of May as well as for the period January to May.
Export Council director Egil Ove Sundheim said increased demand has led to an increased export of salmon at far higher prices than in the same period last year.
France and Poland are the largest importers of salmon from Norway.
There was also a 30 percent increase in the export of herring in the first five months of this year.
US$1 = NOK6.343 (June 4)
