Stockfish festival in Badalucco

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.

From the south of Europe, all the way to the Caribbean and to the African continent – Norwegian cured fish, known as clipfish, saltfish and stockfish, are well-loved products.

Norway exported seafood worth NOK 13.8 billion in February. This is a decrease of NOK 262 million, or 2 per cent, compared with the same month last year.