Norwegian seafood exports climbed 7 percent in value during the first half of 2019 compared to the same period last year, a record-breaking result for the country in a six month period, driven by salmon.
Seafood exports during the half-year reached 1.3 million metric tons, which is 13 percent less than last year, but export value went up to NOK 51.2 billion (€5.3 billion/$6 billion), according to figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council.
Two-thirds of the value surge in the half-year was driven by Norwegian salmon exports. The country exported 506,000 metric tons of salmon worth NOK 34.6 billion (€3.6 billion/$4.1 billion), 5 percent and 6 percent respective increases compared with last year.
Poland, France and Denmark were the largest recipients of the species.
The weak Norwegian krone has also meant higher prices for exports of Norwegian seafood to euro and dollar markets.
The volume of trout exports increased 19 percent in the first half of 2019 and value also went up 20 percent to NOK 1.7 billion (€176.4 million/$199.1 million) compared to the same period last year.
However, volumes and value of fresh cod exports went down 21 percent and 7 percent respectively compared to last year.
