Norway's seafood exports hits record high in July -council

Austevoll Seafood ASA

03/08/2018 06:12

OSLO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Norway's Seafood Council said on
Friday:
    
    ** The value of Norwegian seafood exports rose by 7 pct
year-on-year in July to NOK 7.1 billion ($862.29 million), while
volumes rose by 8 pct year-on-year to 159,000 tonnes
    ** The value of salmon exports, the biggest category, rose 7
percent year-on-year in July to NOK 5.3 billion as volume
increased by 20 percent
    ** Salmon prices for the month fell to NOK 56.45 per kilo,
compared to NOK 64.11 in July last year
    ** Poland and France were the biggest markets for salmon in
July
    ** Total seafood export for the first seven months of the
year are up 4 percent to a record high of NOK 55.2 billion,
while export volumes are up by 11 percent from the same period
last year, driven by increased salmon demand in the EU

($1 = 8.2339 Norwegian crowns)

 (Reporting by Ole Petter Skonnord)
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