“The kilo price is now over €5 ($6.8). Salmon sales are declining. I’ve talked with several smokehouses, for instance in Poland, and they are reducing their salmon volumes drastically. It’s simple logic and concerns supply and demand,” Barbe told IntraFish.

Barbe wasn’t sure if this would hurt the Norwegian producers over time.

“I wouldn’t know. But it would be better with a stable price on a year-round basis of around €4 ($5.4). It’s currently swinging between €3 ($4.1) and €5.

He is also uncertain how spot prices will behave.

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