Erin Spampinato is the Georgetown, Maine-based price reporting specialist of SeafoodSource. Erin has held staff writer and editor positions at a number of mission-driven organizations, and her freelance journalism has appeared in various publications, including Electric Literature and The Guardian. She is also the author of numerous academic publications on the topics of gender, literature, and history. Erin holds a PhD in English Literature from the Graduate Center, CUNY, an MA from Columbia University, and a BA from Smith College.
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Published on
May 14, 2026
The SeafoodSource Pricing Portal, the Sitagri Salmon Index, and the Norwegian Seafood Council have all reported a significant jump in export volumes for Atlantic salmon from Norway in Week 19, which occurred from 3 to 10 May.
A significant jump in Atlantic salmon export volumes out of Norway may have contributed to the lack of price growth seen in Week 19 | Photo courtesy of SeafoodSource
All three sources reported about 21,966 metric tons… Read More
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May 7, 2026
A U.K. court has stalled one of three major price-fixing class action suits launched against salmon producers who serve the nation’s grocery chains.
The Competition Appeal Tribunal, which has jurisdiction over cases related to economic competition, refused to certify a request from Waterside Class Limited to proceed with a GBP 382 million (USD 519.5 million, EUR 441.8 million) collective action case it has proposed on behalf of British… Read More
Published on
May 7, 2026
Prices for Atlantic salmon from Norway rose in Week 18, according to the Sitagri Salmon Index, and were continuing to climb into the beginning of Week 19, according to the SeafoodSource Pricing Portal.
The most recent data out of the Pricing Portal, as of 3 May, had the average global export price for Atlantic salmon from Norway sitting at NOK 91.87 (USD 8.54, EUR 7.90) per kilogram, nearly NOK 10 (USD 0.93, EUR 0.86) higher than one week… Read More
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April 29, 2026
If seafood businesses want to expand their operations through new relationships with outside investors or through mergers and acquisitions, they must professionalize, according to industry stakeholders.
“Dress the bride,” Antarctica Advisors Managing Partner Ignacio Kleiman said at the Marine Money Seafood Finance Forum, which took place during the 2026 Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain.
Kleiman, whose business advises mergers and… Read More
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April 24, 2026
Prices for Atlantic salmon from Norway continued to decline heading into Week 17, according to the SeafoodSource Pricing Portal.
The average price for whole fresh Atlantic salmon from the region was NOK 78.07 (USD 8.29, EUR 7.05) on 19 April, the last day of Week 16. Export volumes for the category were up nearly 2 million kilograms week over week.
The average global export price per kilogram for all categories of Atlantic salmon from the… Read More
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April 23, 2026
Norwegian farmed cod prices have nearly doubled since the beginning of April, according to data aggregation from the SeafoodSource Pricing Portal.
The price growth appears to be related to low production volumes, which have seen a corresponding drop off throughout April.
In March, for instance, Norway traded 8.26 million kilograms of farmed cod. In April, that volume dropped by nearly half to 4.78 million. Prices for April shot up to NOK… Read More
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April 22, 2026
The war between the United States and Iran is lowering lobster demand and growth for lobster exporting businesses, according to Tangier Lobster’s Stewart Lamont.
The fourth-generation exporter, which ships wild-caught lobster globally from Atlantic Canada, said that despite the war, lobsters are still being shipped to the Middle East, especially to HORECA clients.
Tangier said that the major freight fowarders he works with have told him… Read More
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April 16, 2026
Prices for Atlantic salmon from Norway have continued their steady decline heading into Week 16, according to the SeafoodSource Pricing Portal.
Though global prices were relatively strong mid-March, averaging NOK 96.40 (USD 10.26, EUR 8.70) on 22 March, they have steadily dropped since then, averaging NOK 94.28 (USD 10.03, EUR 8.50) on 29 March, NOK 89.10 (USD 9.48, EUR 8.04) on 5 April, and NOK 87.08 (USD 9.27, EUR 7.86) on 12 April, which… Read More
Published on
April 9, 2026
Sitagri Salmon Index has reported that prices for whole, headed, gutted farmed Atlantic salmon from Norway declined again in Week 14 after Easter failed to produce the price bump for which many had been hoping.
The benchmarking agency placed the Week 14 average for 3- to 6- kilogram salmon at NOK 87.55 (USD 9.20, EUR 7.84), down NOK 3.46 (USD 0.36, EUR 0.31) from Week 13's average for the category, NOK 91.01 (USD 9.56 , EUR 8.15).
Data from… Read More
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April 2, 2026
Despite hopes of a pre-Easter price increase, the Sitagri Salmon Index has reported price declines for fresh headed, gutted farmed Atlantic salmon from Norway for the second week in a row.
Sitagri reported that Week 13, which occurred 23 to 31 March, saw a 5.4 percent week over week drop in the average per kilogram price for salmon weighing 3 to 6 kilograms. The Week 13 average for that category, traditionally the most popular, was NOK 91.01
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