Norwegian salmon prices tick back up in Week 42, while volumes drop slightly

The average prices for most sizes of Norwegian farmed ticked up in Week 42, as volumes continued to fall week over week (WoW).  Salmon benchmarking firm Sitagri saw prices for whole fresh salmon increase by NOK 1.23 (USD 0.13, EUR 0.11) to NOK 70.02 (USD 7.47, EUR 6.65), up 1.8 percent from the NOK 69.43 (USD 7.41, EUR 6.59) average for all sizes of salmon in Week 41. The benchmarker had the average price for whole fresh head-on gutted (HOG) salmon sized 3 to 6 kilograms at NOK 70 (USD 7.47,…