Combined exports of salmon from Norway for China and Vietnam, rose during Week 6 of 2018 to 633 tonnes from 538 tonnes in same week last year.
Export volumes to Hong Kong rose to 459 tonnes last week from 199 tonnes in same week last year. The EU is by far the biggest export market for Norwegian salmon, buying 75.5 percent of volumes last week, down from 76 percent from the previous week.
Average export price from Norway during Week 6 stood at 54.94 Norwegian crowns per kilo compared to 65.14 crowns in the same week of 2017, when total export volumes amounted to 14,927 tonnes.