Frøya, Norway-headquartered SalMar harvested 53,600 metric tons (MT) of head-on gutted (HOG) salmon in the third-quarter of 2022, up 1,500 MT on the corresponding period of 2021, due to an increased volume from the group’s largest business segment, Farming Central Norway, as well as from its Icelandic operations.
Its farms in central Norway harvested a total of 36,000 MT of salmon in the period, 1,800 MT more than in Q3 2021. However, the volume from its other Norwegian location, Farming Northern Norway, fell 1,700 MT to 13,800 MT, according to SalMar's latest trading update.
Its subsidiary Icelandic Salmon produced 3,800 MT of salmon in Q3 2022, 1,400 MT more than in the corresponding period of 2021.
SalMar’s full report for Q3 2022 will be released on 10 November, 2022.
Excluding Norskott Havbruk, the group harvested 77,400 MT in the first six months of this year. In the corresponding period of 2021, it harvested 73,500 MT.
SalMar previously advised its Farming Central Norway and Farming Northern Norway are expected to harvest 117,000 MT and 58,000 MT, respectively, in 2022, while Icelandic Salmon is expected to harvest 16,000 MTfor the full year.
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