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Jun 04, 2018 (newstodate): Norway's export of fresh salmon to China is fast gaining pace in 2018 as shown by the latest statistics.
In the period January 1-May 27, 2018, Norway exported a total of 5,341 tonnes of salmon to China, against only 655 tonnes during the same period in 2017, corresponding to an increase by 715 percent, y-o-y.
One serious snag in the progress remains the serious issue of sourcing sufficient volumes of salmon certified for export to China.
Since 2015, a ban has been in effect on salmon from three important regions in Norway, Trondelag, Nordland and Troms.
-We cannot export salmon to China that are under suspicion of, or proved to be infected with Pancreas Disease or Infectious salmon anemia. This of course puts limits on the quantities of salmon available for export to China, Sigmund Bjorgo, Norwegian Seafood Council Director China, told newstodate in December 2017.
Until this year, most of the Norwegian salmon export that was destined for the Chinese market transited through Vietnam from where shipments were trucked over the border, basically as an illegal trade.
This has now been stopped, and volumes to Vietnam consequently dropped to only 42 tonnes in week 21, 2018, against 394 tonnes in week 21, 2017.
Up to and including week 21, 2018, Hong Kong has imported 6,695 tonnes of Norwegian salmon, up 70 percent.
By contrast, volumes exported to Japan dropped by 11 percent to 6,011 tonnes during the same period.
In the period January 1-May 27, 2018, Norway exported a total of 5,341 tonnes of salmon to China, against only 655 tonnes during the same period in 2017, corresponding to an increase by 715 percent, y-o-y.
One serious snag in the progress remains the serious issue of sourcing sufficient volumes of salmon certified for export to China.
Since 2015, a ban has been in effect on salmon from three important regions in Norway, Trondelag, Nordland and Troms.
-We cannot export salmon to China that are under suspicion of, or proved to be infected with Pancreas Disease or Infectious salmon anemia. This of course puts limits on the quantities of salmon available for export to China, Sigmund Bjorgo, Norwegian Seafood Council Director China, told newstodate in December 2017.
Until this year, most of the Norwegian salmon export that was destined for the Chinese market transited through Vietnam from where shipments were trucked over the border, basically as an illegal trade.
This has now been stopped, and volumes to Vietnam consequently dropped to only 42 tonnes in week 21, 2018, against 394 tonnes in week 21, 2017.
Up to and including week 21, 2018, Hong Kong has imported 6,695 tonnes of Norwegian salmon, up 70 percent.
By contrast, volumes exported to Japan dropped by 11 percent to 6,011 tonnes during the same period.