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Norway plans to increase fish sales to Spain by 20% in 2022 with the Christmas push

Salmon
Norway
Spain
Published Dec 10, 2022

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Norway plans to increase the value of its exports to Spain by 20% in 2022, with the final boost from Christmas sales, to reach 700 million euros, according to the director of the Norwegian Seafood Council in Spain, Bojrn-Erik Stabell.

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The person in charge in Spain of the Norwegian Seafood Council -public company- assures, in an interview with Efeagro, that 2022 has been a good year for foreign sales of the Nordic country, especially for salmon, which has increased by 4% and more if compared with the general decline in fish consumption among Spaniards. "The expansion of Norwegian seafood sales has been very strong this year - in value, with stability in volume - and Christmas will be good, especially for salmon, because smoked salmon is one of the favorite products for the Spaniards at this time", he underlined. However, he pointed out that of the 116,000 tons of fish that Norway sells to Spain every year, only about 10,000 are sold in December, so Christmas is relatively important, with the exception of smoked fish, many of which are prepared in Spanish factories, for which the Christmas holidays are key. Stabell has recognized that inflation and the crisis are reducing consumption in restaurants, but has ...
Source: PEefeagro
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