Norway exported farmed Atlantic salmon worth NOK 5.3 billion (USD 645.8 million, EUR 598.7 million) last month, an increase of 25 percent or NOK 1.1 billion (USD 134 million, EUR 124.3 million) compared with January 2016. In volume terms, this trade amounted to 70,100 metric tons (MT), which was 2,700 MT less than a year ago.
While the value of Norwegian salmon exports continued to grow last month, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) highlighted there had been a 5,400 MT decline in sales to Eur…