Prices for fresh salmon on the spot market are up by more than NOK 1 (€0.11/$0.12) per kilo across all weight classes, besides the largest, heading into next week, but no one is entirely sure why, industry players told IntraFish.

“With the exception of six kilos and above, prices for all weight classes are significantly increased,” one exporter told IntraFish.

“Nobody has any good explanation for why, but that’s how it is."

A European salmon buyer also confirmed the rise in prices.