Market players are particularly quiet this Friday, indicative of the continuous price drop as well as the slow trade activity.

"We haven't done anything yet, but hear talk that prices will be down NOK 3 (€0.29/$0.32) to NOK 4 (€0.39/$0.43) from last Friday, one processor told IntraFish.

Following the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, the market is "particularly challenging" in the category of big fish, another exporter said.