Norway posts highest seafood export value ever in October boosted by mackerel and salmon sales

A shelf of mackerel in packaging.
A record-breaking month for mackerel exports helped boost Norway's seafood export value to its highest level ever in October 2024 | Photo courtesy of the Norwegian Seafood Council
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Norway exported seafood worth NOK 18.5 billion (USD 1.7 billion, EUR 1.5 billion) in the month of October, an increase of NOK 914 million (USD 84 million, EUR 77 million) over the same month last year and a record single-month value for exports.

“Never before has a higher value of seafood been exported in a single month,” Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) CEO Christian Chramer said. “This is primarily due to exceptionally strong mackerel exports that we have never seen before. This alone accounted for almost all the growth in value in October."

According to data compiled by the NSC, Norway’s mackerel exports in October 2024 were worth NOK 2.5 billion (USD 230 million, EUR 213 million)...


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