What's behind declining retail salmon sales in Italy?

Salmon is still the most valuable seafood item for the vast majority of retailers in the country.

Salmon, almost 90 percent of which comes from Norway, remains the most sold seafood product for Coop Italia in terms of value, with sales at the retailer amounting to €92 million ($99 million) in 2023. — Salmon, almost 90 percent of which comes from Norway, remains the most sold seafood product for Coop Italia in terms of value, with sales at the retailer amounting to €92 million ($99 million) in 2023.Photo: imagesef / Shutterstock.com

Dominic Welling

Correspondent

Published 1 July 2024, 00:33Updated 1 July 2024, 18:49

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