China’s decision last to lift a ban on some Norwegian salmon imports will triple the volume of the trade in the second half of 2018 and drive up prices, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) said.
Imports of whole salmon from three major areas in Norway, accounting for 40 percent of the country’s total output, were banned by China in 2015 over concerns about the presence of salmon anaemia.
Imports of partially processed salmon without heads, gills and entrails were allowed under the ban.
Removing restrictions on farmed salmon, Norway’s second-largest export after oil and gas, could add 1.4 billion Norwegian crowns ($175 million) to annual export earnings from the industry.