Press release - 4 February 2015 05:58

Steady start for cod exports in 2015

Norway exported cod, saithe, haddock and other groundfish to a combined value of NOK 1 billion in January. This is a slight decline of 3 per cent or NOK 31 million compared with the strong sales of January last year. Total exports by volume were 30,414 tonnes of cod fish in January, a decrease of 33 per cent compared to January 2014.

"January 2014 was exceptionally strong and large quantities of frozen whole cod and fresh skrei were exported. This year we are closer to a normal situation and we are seeing a decrease in export quantity for several products. In particular, exports of frozen whole and fresh whole cod have reduced somewhat", says Ove Johansen from the Norwegian Seafood Council.

Overall exports of all frozen groundfish products reduced by NOK 99 million to total NOK 274 million in January. Whole frozen cod saw the sharpest reduction, from over 14,000 tonnes in January 2014, to 3,800 tonnes this year. Whole frozen cod saw a large price increase of 56 per cent, from NOK 15.51 to NOK 24.18 per kg.

New Product Number for Quality Marked Skrei

Exports of fresh cod fish products were worth NOK 271 million in January. This is a decline of 7 per cent, or NOK 20 million from January 2014.

Skrei has for the first time now received its own product number. In January, 425 tonnes of cod were exported worth NOK 17.4 million. The average price achieved was NOK 40.92 per kg. Exports of fresh cod totalled NOK 114 million in January, a decrease of NOK 64 million from the January 2014 total of NOK 178 million. The average price in January was NOK 22.61 per kg compared with NOK 19.96 per kg the previous year.

Strongest January ever for bacalhau

Norway exported clipfish worth NOK 444 million in January. This is a 49 per cent, or NOK 145 million improvement year-on-year. In total 9,568 tonnes of clipfish were exported in January, an increase of 766 tonnes, or 9 percent on January 2014. Of this, exports of Atlantic cod clipfish were worth NOK 207 million, an increase of NOK 77 million on January 2014. The price achieved was 17 per cent higher than a year earlier. Sei clipfish exports were valued at NOK 190 million, an increase of NOK 59 million on January 2014. The price for saithe rose by an average of 10 per cent on the previous year. The largest single market for clipfish in January was Brazil. Exports of clipfish to Brazil were worth NOK 290 million in January, NOK 140 million more than in January 2014.

Growth in salted fish exports

Exports of salted fish, both whole and fillet, were worth NOK 39.3 million in January. An increase of 23 per cent, or NOK 7.3 million compared with January 2014. The volume of exports totalled 1106 tonnes of salted fish in January. This is a 2 per cent reduction from January 2014. The average price for salted fish rose by 26 per cent in January year-on-year. Greece was the biggest market, buying salted fish worth NOK 14 million. An increase of 96 per cent from January 2014.

Inflation for stockfish

Exports of stockfish were worth NOK 59 million in January. This is 8 per cent higher than January the previous year. Some 503 tonnes of stockfish were exported in January, a 22 per cent decline year-on-year. 415 tonnes of Lofoten round cod were exported to a value of NOK 50.5 million in January. This is an increase of 22 per cent, or NOK 9.1 million from January 2014. The average price for stockfish was NOK 121.66 per kg in January. An increase of 20 per cent from January last year.

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Martin Skaug

Press contact Communications director msk@seafood.no +47 915 59 902

Dag Sørli

Press contact PR Manager PR & Kommunikasjon ds@seafood.no +47 970 16 311

Julie Hagerup

Press contact Global PR Communications Manager jh@seafood.no +47 916 36 042

All time record for Norwegian codfish exports in 2014

2014 has been the best year ever for Norwegian exports of cod, saithe, haddock and other whitefish, both in terms of value and volume. Norway exported cod, saithe, haddock and other groundfish to a combined value of NOK 12 billion in 2014. This is 20 per cent, or NOK 2 billion more than in 2013. Exports by volume totalled 442,000 tonnes. This is a 3 per cent increase on 2013 volumes.

3 December 2014 04:01

Cod Exports Reach A Historic High

Norway exported codfish worth NOK 1.16 billion in November. This is an increase of NOK 293 million, or 34 per cent compared with November 2013. Year to date exports of cod, saithe and haddock total NOK 10.95 billion. This is an increase of NOK 960 million on the whole of 2013. This is an all time high for codfish exports, both for the month of November as well as for the year to date.

5 November 2014 05:28

Record Norwegian codfish exports in October

Norwegian exports of cod, saithe and haddock reached nearly NOK 1.2 billion in October. An increase of NOK 358 million, or 43 per cent, compared with October 2013. Year to date, exports of cod, saithe and haddock have totalled NOK 8.7 billion, an increase of NOK 1.3 billion, or 18 per cent on the same period in 2013, according to figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council.

4 February 2015 06:00

Lower levels of seafood exports in January

Norway exported seafood worth NOK 5.4 billion in January. A decrease of NOK 457 million, or 8 per cent compared to January 2014.

4 March 2015 05:57

Reduced Cod Exports in February

Norway exported cod, saithe, haddock and other whitefish worth NOK 1 billion in February. This represents a decrease of nine per cent or NOK 101 million compared to February 2014. Total exports by volume were 31,500 tonnes of whitefish in February. A decline of 33 per cent from February 2014. The largest reduction in February were the bacalhau and saltfish categories.

9 April 2015 03:58

Exceptionally strong first quarter for cod exports

Norway exported cod, saithe, haddock and other types of whitefish totalling NOK 3.5 billion in the first quarter of 2015. This represents an increase of 4 per cent, or NOK 140 million, compared to the first quarter of last year. This represents an all time high for the first quarter. March also broke records with exports worth NOK 1.35 billion, an increase of 22 per cent year-on-year.

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The Norwegian Seafood Council works with the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture industries to develop markets for Norwegian seafood through local market intelligence, market development and reputational risk management. The Seafood Council is headquartered in Tromsø and maintains local representatives in twelve of Norway's most important international markets. The Norwegian seafood industry finances the activities of the Norwegian Seafood Council via a tariff on all Norwegian seafood exports. The Norwegian Seafood Council is a public company owned by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.

Steady start for cod exports in 2015