Record year for exports of Norwegian seafood

It is salmon that is pointing out, and salmon exports were 1.3 tonnes, which is an increase of 13 percent from the previous year. Exports of salmon generated NOK 81.4 billion, an increase of 16 percent.

– Despite the corona pandemic still making its mark on the markets, we got another record year for Norwegian salmon exports. A reopening of society, increased socialization and open restaurants raised demand in 2021, says sea analyst Paul T. Aandahl in the Norwegian Seafood Council.

– The salmon has obviously adapted to the new the ways to buy food, such as home delivery and takeaway, says Aandahl.

Largest growth market in the Netherlands

It was also a record year with a good margin when it came to exports of Norwegian shellfish, which exceeded NOK 3 billion – an increase as much as 38 per cent compared with the previous year.

Norway’s largest growth market for seafood exports last year was the Netherlands, followed by Italy and France.

Poland is Norway’s largest market in terms of export value. and last year more than 280,000 tonnes of seafood worth NOK 12.6 billion were exported. Denmark is the second largest market measured in value, with exports worth NOK 10.4 billion.

Minister of Fisheries Bjørnar Skjæran is pleased with the good results from what has been a challenging year.

– The government has very high ambitions for the seafood industry. Together with all the skilled professionals in the seafood industry, we will continue to work for further growth in the export of climate-friendly food, more activity along the coast and new records, says Skjæran. (Terms) Copyright Dagens Næringsliv AS and / or our suppliers. We would like you to share our cases using a link, which leads directly to our pages. Copying or other use of all or part of the content may only take place with written permission or as permitted by law. For further terms see here .

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