Fresh salmon remained popular with UK consumers over the past year, despite the price per kilo increasing 6 percent to £18.05 (€21.8/$30)/kg.

The volume of fresh salmon sold over the past 12 months to Feb. 19 climbed 5 percent to 37,727 metric tons while the value was up 12 percent £680.9 million (€821 million/$1.1 billion), according to the latest figures from market research company Nielsen.

Consumers were less appreciative of the rise in canned salmon prices. Sales of canned salmon in the UK retail market fell 10 percent to just 6,434 metric tons.

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