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During the period January-October, Norway's fish exports to the EU totalled NOK 12.7 billion, declined by NOK 1.4 billion from the same period last year. Despite a drop in value, the exports to the EU rose in volume, reaching 828 000 tonnes.
The reduction in value is mainly linked with cod and salmon products.
Overall, cod exports to the EU have dropped by NOK 565 million. Salted cod exports have decreased by NOK 258 million down to NOK 693 million, klippfish by 122 million down to NOK 938 million and frozen cod fillets by NOK 114 million to NOK 523 million.
Salmon exports to the EU have seen a reduction of NOK 431 million, while the volume has grown by 1 187 tonnes so far this year. Such disproportions are caused by a fall in the average export price of salmon by NOK 2.58 per kilo this year compared to 2001.
In October, Norway salmon exports reached NOK 890 million, which is NOK 52 million more than last October. The reason is the volume which is up by 3 337 tonnes. However, with salmon exports totalling NOK 7.6 billion by November 2002, it is by NOK 625 million less than last year.
A positive tendency is observed with exports to Russia, which continue to increase. During 10 months of this year, Norway exported fish and seafood worth NOK 1.1 billion to the Russian market, which is up by 22 per cent compared to last year. Herring, salmon and trout represent the largest growth in exports to Russia. Herring exports have increased by NOK 249 million to NOK 698 million, salmon - up by NOK 70 million to NOK 301 million, and trout exports have enlarged by NOK 61 million to NOK 101 million.
A decline in both export value and volume by 3 per cent was marked in the pelagic sector this year. The value has gone down by NOK 156 million to NOK 5.7 billion, while the volume has decreased by 28 000 tonnes to 811 000 tonnes. Mackerel exports have dropped by three per cent in value, while herring exports have gone down by 14 per cent.
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