The largest markets for Norwegian seafood exports in February were Poland, China, and the USA. China had the largest growth in value, with an increase in export value of NOK430 million (US$45 million), or 54 per cent, compared with the same month last year.
In February, China accounted for 8.9 per cent of the value of Norwegian seafood exports, compared with 5.7 per cent in the same month last year.
In the same month, Norway exported seafood worth NOK1 billion (US$100 million) to the United States. This is a decrease of NOK568 million (US$58.8 million), or 36 per cent, compared with the same month last year.
“Most of the decline is for fresh fillets of salmon, but several other species and products also fell considerably,” said Chramer. “King crab, snow crab, frozen salmon fillets and fresh whole salmon experienced a sharp decline in exports to the US compared to last year.”