Norwegian salmon prices increase at the start of 2024

Norwegian salmon prices continued to increase in the first week of 2024, picking up where they left off at the end of the previous year.According to the Nasdaq Salmon Index (NQSALMON), the average per-kilogram price of Norwegian salmon in the first week of 2024 reached NOK 114.14 (USD 11.04, EUR 10.09), which was up NOK 14.40 (USD 1.39, EUR 1.27), or 14.44 percent, on week 52 of 2023.NQSALMON, which provides weekly sales updates and a weighted average price for fresh, head-on gutted Atlantic superior salmon from Norway, revealed the average per-kilo price of salmon is up NOK 30.32 (USD 2.93, EUR 2.68) over the past four weeks and NOK 34.45 (USD 3.33, EUR 3.04) over the past 12 weeks.In the first week of the new year, salmon between 1 and 2 kilograms accounted for 1.36 percent of total sales, with an average price of NOK 75.54 (USD 7.31, EUR 6.68) per kilogram, which is a decline of NOK 0.90 (USD 0.01, EUR 0.01) compared week 52 of 2023, the Nasdaq Salmon Index (NQSALMON) reported. ...