Norwegian salmon prices lower than a year ago

Though they have fluctuated, prices for Norway’s farmed Atlantic salmon have generally declined over the past nine months – from an average of NOK 72.42 (USD 9.06, EUR 7.71) per kg for fresh salmon in the second week of January to NOK 56.61 (USD 7.09, EUR 6.03) per kg in the first week of October, with the latter price being 3 percent less than in corresponding week of 2016. Although reflecting the high prices seen over the past two years, this latest price was 41 percent more tha…