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.
Norway exported seafood worth NOK 5.4 billion in January. A decrease of NOK 457 million, or 8 per cent compared to January 2014.
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.
For the second year in a row Norway seafood exports have set new records. Norway exported seafood worth NOK 68.8 billion in 2014. This is 12 per cent, or NOK 7.3 billion more than in 2013.
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.
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.
