Intra-EU salmonid trade continues to escalate

Seafood sales between EU member states increased 9 percent in value and 1 percent in volume in the first six months of this year with the intra-bloc salmonid trade continuing to follow its 10-year growth trend.

Overall, more than 3 million metric tons (MT) of fish and fishery products were traded between EU member states with a value close to EUR 12 billion (USD 12.5 billion) during this period. Crustaceans, groundfish and salmonids accounted for 56 percent of the value and 37 percent of the vo…