Executive Chairman Lars Liabo of Kontali Analyse told IntraFish the Norwegian regulating regime limits supply of salmon to markets out in the world. This means that the level of prices is high for the buyers.

The Minimum Permitted Biomass (MTB) regime has set a ceiling for growth in Norway. It’s unlikely the authorities will increase the MTB this year. Also, some fish producers have been plagued by disease, pancreatic disease (PD) in particular. Winter was cold and low sea temperatures have resulted in poor growth for the fish.

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