Fish prices generally rise on Christmas Wednesday, Norwegian manufacturers say supply will be tight at the beginning of next year in Norway

There are only two working days in Norway during Christmas week. A Norwegian manufacturer said that salmon prices have risen rapidly since the middle of last week. Buyers' demand for Christmas week increased rapidly on the afternoon of December 20, and prices may rise further in the future. He pointed out that the ex-factory price of 3-4 kg in northern Norway is NOK 95/kg, and 4-5 kg is around NOK 100/kg, which is a significant increase of NOK 13/kg compared with the previous week. The entire Norwegian production area has harvested a large amount this autumn, and the market predicts that there will be a shortage of supply at the beginning of next year. Fearnley Securities analysts said that Norway's export volume increased by about 10% year-on-year in the past four weeks, and Norway's biomass increased by 1.5% year-on-year at the end of November. In the next few months, Norway will enter winter, and salmon farming will face the challenge of winter trauma. In week 52, the price of ...