NSC: The volume of salmon imports in 2025 reached 167,000 tons, with significant potential for growth still remaining.

Published 2025년 9월 3일

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Core tip: From January to July, China imported 82,198 tons of head-on gutted Atlantic salmon (including 74,931 tons of ice-fresh fish, 4,819 tons of frozen fish, and 2,276 tons of fish fillets), a significant year-on-year increase of 42%, equivalent to 92,516 tons of whole fish equivalent. In July alone, salmon imports reached 13,673 tons, a year-on-year increase of 58%.

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Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) China Director Sigmund Bjorgo (Si Si Ming) predicts that if the current growth rate continues, the total import volume will reach 167,700 tons by 2025. During the Shanghai Fisheries Expo, Si Si Ming said at the "2025 Salmon Industry Development Summit Forum" that China is already the world's sixth-largest salmon market, surpassing Brazil and Spain, and the growth rate continues, making it only a matter of time before it leaps to the top of the world. In 2025, the global production of Atlantic salmon is expected to be 3.075 million tons, a 9% increase from the previous year, equivalent to an increase of 250,000 tons. "This has come as a big surprise to everyone, no one expected such a large increase in production," Si Si Ming said. Overall, salmon prices fell sharply in 2025, with the average CIF price of ice-fresh whole fish imported to China in July at NOK 90.07/kg, a 15% decrease year-on-year; the average price of ice-fresh fillets was NOK ...
Source: Foodmate

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