Erin Spampinato

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

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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Average global prices for all sizes and categories of Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway (represented by the red line in the chart below) dropped slightly week over week

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Early year predictions of stronger prices for Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway may finally be coming to fruition. 

 Average global prices for all sizes and categories of Atlantic salmon farmed in Norway were up to NOK

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The global salmon sector in 2025 had to contend with severe price volatility, caused by both oversupply in key farming regions and U.S. tariffs. The year started with precipitous drops in the price of Atlantic farmed salmon from Norway. The Norwegian sector, which helps to set global price benchmarks, saw prices falling from around NOK 120 (USD 12.52, EUR 10.52) per kilogram for fresh Atlantic salmon in January 2025 to NOK 85 (USD 8.90, EUR… Read More

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

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

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

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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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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