Seafood exports - One pagers

There are several factors affecting the decline in Norwegian seafood exports in April, such as the tariff dispute with the US and the war in the Middle East. The main explanation for the fall, however, is a sharp strengthening of the Norwegian krone against both the euro and the dollar.

The annual seafood consumer trends report has this year shifted its focus to the Chinese market, and outlines the key drivers shaping China’s growing appetite for seafood.

Once again, the fresh annual monitoring report from the IMR for farmed fish shows no exceedance of the EU's limit values for illegal and undesirable substances. Tests from 2024 were done on samples from 888 farmed fish, with a collection of more than 30,000 test results confirming the seafood’s safety.