‘This is not positive’: Norwegian seafood exports fall 5% in the first half of 2023

Herring, cod, and salmon all suffered drops in export volumes in the first six months of the year.

Norway exported NOK 82.3 billion (€7.1 billion/$7.7 billion) worth of seafood, an increase of 18 percent, compared to the first half of last year, however, this was almost entirely due to a weak Norwegian kroner and high global food inflation - and not volume growth. — Norway exported NOK 82.3 billion (€7.1 billion/$7.7 billion) worth of seafood, an increase of 18 percent, compared to the first half of last year, however, this was almost entirely due to a weak Norwegian kroner and high global food inflation - and not volume growth.Photo: NSC

Dominic Welling

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Published 6 July 2023, 03:30Updated 6 July 2023, 08:07