Erin Spampinato

Erin Spampinato

Price Reporting Specialist

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
March 15, 2026
Norwegian Seafood Council China Envoy Sigmund Bjørgo told SeafoodSource that the strong recent growth in the Chinese market for Norwegian salmon is the result of lower prices and new sales channels. Year to date 2026 export figures have been incredibly strong, with the Chinese market importing roughly 25.6 million kilograms of Norwegian salmon, second only to Poland, traditionally the nation's largest export market. Though 2025 saw Norwegian… Read More
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March 13, 2026
U.S. wholesalers are reporting a significant jump in the prices they are being quoted for Norwegian salmon in the lead-up to the 2026 Seafood Expo North America (SENA), taking place 15 to 17 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. One source, who shared quotes received for salmon departing Norway between 10 and 13 March and between 16 and 19 March, saw a USD 0.70 (EUR 0.61, NOK 6.75) price increase on skinless superior Atlantic salmon loins… Read More
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March 12, 2026
Export prices for Norwegian salmon were up globally in Week 10 (2 to 8 March), according to two sources which track trade data and commodity prices. U.S. seafood traders who spoke with SeafoodSource said that they had been quoted even higher prices for exports leaving Norway during Week 11 (9 to 15 March). Average global export prices for fresh, whole Norwegian farmed Atlantic salmon, according to the SeafoodSource Pricing Portal, which… Read More
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March 5, 2026

Average global export prices for fresh, whole Norwegian farmed Atlantic salmon, according to the SeafoodSource Pricing Portal, which aggregates data from the U.S., E.U., and Norway, hit NOK 85.49 (USD 8.86, EUR 7.63) per kilogram in Week 9 (24 February to 2 March), a slight increase from the Week 8 average global price produced by the Pricing Portal of NOK 84.93 (USD 8.80, EUR 7.58) per kilopgram.

These prices were higher than those

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February 26, 2026

Week 9 prices for Atlantic salmon from Norway are averaging NOK 84.93 (USD 8.91, EUR 7.54) per kilogram for whole fresh fish, according to the SeafoodSource Pricing Portal, which aggregates global seafood trade data. 

 U.S. traders in salmon fillets told SeafoodSource they had been offered prices ranging from USD 6.25

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February 24, 2026

2025 U.S. shrimp import data is showing the impact of tariffs on shrimp producing countries, existing trade partnerships, and the American consumer market.

In a recent update to readers, ShrimpInsights founder Willem van der Pijl said that while total U.S. year over year import weights and values were up marginally in comparison to 2024, the stark difference between import weights and values in the first half of the year and the second

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February 20, 2026

ShrimpInsights has reported average farm gate prices for Vannamei shrimp (also known as Pacific white leg) from top exporting nations for Weeks 6 and 8 of

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February 19, 2026
The most recent prices out of the Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI) may signal that Norway's export markets are shifting, thanks to both tariff pressure and changed biological conditions. Throughout 2025, Norway's salmon farmers saw very high export volumes, thanks to ideal biological conditions early in the year, that contributed to downward price pressure. Since the beginning of 2026, however, export volumes have been steadily dropping, and… Read More
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February 6, 2026
The Gemini Cooperation, an operational partnership between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, has announced that its ME11 Service is returning to Red Sea transit, Maersk said in a 3 Feburary press release. The ships in question will be the largest to return to the Suez Canal since October 2023, when conflict in Israel and Palestine spurred Houthi attacks of commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The news comes a week after other major shipping concerns… Read More
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February 5, 2026
The Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI) has reported that prices for headed, gutted, fresh Atlantic salmon from Norway fell for the fifth consecutive week in Week 5 of 2026.  Only very small and very large salmon – below 2 kilograms or above 9 kilograms – saw price growth during the week. Overall, price declines were relatively modest. SISALMONI, which draws its price averages from the reports of leading Norwegian salmon producers, reported… Read More