The contracts were sold at a price of NOK 32.50 (€4.1/$5.3) per kilo, Fish Pool said.

Meanwhile, price forecasts for August have slightly decreased, although September forecasts are still the same at NOK 34.50 (€4.3/$5.6) per kilo.

Fish Pool’s salmon price this week, July 26 – August 1, stood at an average of NOK 35.25 (€4.4/$5.7) per kilo.

Forecasts for the average price of salmon per kilo in the next quarters currently look like this:

  • Fourth quarter of 2010: NOK 33.75 (€4.2/$5.5)
  • First quarter of 2011: NOK 34.60