Norway farmed salmon prices spike as Chinese New Year lifts demand for larger fish

Prices for Norwegian salmon scheduled for delivery next week moved higher Friday amid "good" demand, market watchers told IntraFish.

Next week will see processing activity increase in the run-up to Chinese New Year, meaning fish over 6 kilograms -- the preferred size in China -- will be hard to find.

As a result, larger fish are attracting strong premiums, one exporter told IntraFish.

The exporter said his group purchased larger fish at NOK 105 (€9.78/$10.30)/kg for the non-China market, but NOK 110 (€10.25/$10.79)/kg