Norway sets new seafood export records as EU sales climb

Norway exported a record 2.7 million metric tons (MT) of fisheries and aquaculture products worth an all-time high of NOK 99 billion (USD 11.5 billion, EUR 10.1 billion) in 2018, with the volume and value increasing by 4 percent and 5 percent respectively compared with the previous year.  The new figures were welcomed by Norway’s officials who see it as a positive sign for the country’s seafood sector…