Norwegian seafood giant Austevoll Seafood saw its earnings surge 53 percent in the second quarter of the year, mainly thanks to higher prices and good pelagic activity in South America.
Austevoll's expansive footprint includes salmon farming and whitefish giant Leroy Seafood Group, South American fishmeal producers Austral Group and Foodcorp, and the jointly held North Atlantic pelagic giant Pelagia.
Group earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the second quarter totaled NOK 1.26 billion (€119.8 million/$140 million), compared with NOK 827 million (€78.5
