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

Published 2022년 12월 10일

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Norway aims to increase its exports to Spain by 20% in 2022, reaching 700 million euros, with a significant boost from Christmas sales. The increase is largely driven by a 4% rise in salmon sales, despite a general decline in fish consumption in Spain. However, fish consumption in Spain increases when people eat at home. Inflation and the crisis have led to a decrease in restaurant consumption, but Norwegian cod is also gaining popularity in the Spanish market. globally, Norwegian seafood sales have seen a recovery in 2022, with a growing trend for 'poke' in cities like Madrid and Barcelona.

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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. 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 ...

Source: PEefeagro