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Nov 16, 2017 (newstodate): After a long period in the freezer, the thaw in relations between Norway and China is slowly boding for a warmer climate for Norway's exports of seafood, notably salmon.
According to informed sources in the market, all destinations in China are now open for imports of Norwegian seafood and volumes are rising correspondingly.
Until now, the limited seafood exports to China still had to go through the backdoor, notably via Vietnam.
-In week 45, a total of 150 tonnes of salmon was exported to China, compared to 100 tonnes in the preceding week, and already now it is safe to claim that the volumes will again exceed last week's, the source says.
-This is not to say that the proportion of salmon lifted from Oslo Airport is rising. There is still no direct air services between Norway and China so most of the seafood destined for China is still trucked into continental airports for uplift.
Prior to 2010, the Norwegian salmon accounted for some 94 percent of Chinas salmon imports, but the Nobel prize-issue brought China's import of Norwegian salmon to a virtual halt, and today Norway's share of the Chinese imports of salmon is still down to 5-6 percent.
Earlier this year, the Norwegian Seafood Council said that China's total full-year import of Norwegian salmon might rise to 42,000 tonnes already in 2017, and other Norwegian estimates were that the export to China may reach 70,000 tonnes by 2020.
The Seafood Council's optimism has since dampened somewhat, and no-one now expects the volumes exported to China in 2017 to be anywhere near the earlier 42,000 tonnes mark.
According to informed sources in the market, all destinations in China are now open for imports of Norwegian seafood and volumes are rising correspondingly.
Until now, the limited seafood exports to China still had to go through the backdoor, notably via Vietnam.
-In week 45, a total of 150 tonnes of salmon was exported to China, compared to 100 tonnes in the preceding week, and already now it is safe to claim that the volumes will again exceed last week's, the source says.
-This is not to say that the proportion of salmon lifted from Oslo Airport is rising. There is still no direct air services between Norway and China so most of the seafood destined for China is still trucked into continental airports for uplift.
Prior to 2010, the Norwegian salmon accounted for some 94 percent of Chinas salmon imports, but the Nobel prize-issue brought China's import of Norwegian salmon to a virtual halt, and today Norway's share of the Chinese imports of salmon is still down to 5-6 percent.
Earlier this year, the Norwegian Seafood Council said that China's total full-year import of Norwegian salmon might rise to 42,000 tonnes already in 2017, and other Norwegian estimates were that the export to China may reach 70,000 tonnes by 2020.
The Seafood Council's optimism has since dampened somewhat, and no-one now expects the volumes exported to China in 2017 to be anywhere near the earlier 42,000 tonnes mark.