Norway’s Atlantic salmon producers will look back fondly on 2014 as it was their best year to date in terms of export value, an achievement that was largely thanks to increased output and sustained high prices.
Last year, the Scandinavian country exported 999,000 metric tons (MT) of salmon, a gain of 4 percent on its export total for 2013. At the same time, the average export price of whole fresh salmon increased 3.4 percent to NOK 41.06 (EUR4.53; USD 5.33) per kilogram (kg).
In terms of val…