According to figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council, the value of Norwegian Salmon exports totals NOK 31.4 billion, which is already NOK 2 billion more than for the whole of 2012.
With reference to the stock exchange notification 23 July 2013, the sale of EWOS Group from Cermaq to Altor Fund III and Bain Capital has today been completed.
The value of Norwegian seafood exports in September totaled NOK 5.3 billion, an increase of 27.5 percent compared to September 2012. For the year, the value of Norwegian seafood exports is at NOK 41.1 billion, up 13 percent.
A general quality improvement leading to a 10 per cent price increase would have increased the catch value of mackerel and Norwegian spring-spawning herring by approx.
The value of Norwegian seafood exports in August totaled NOK 4.7 billion (USD 781 million, EUR 589 million) up 20 percent compared to the same month last year according to data from the Norwegian Seafood Council.
Cermaq subsidiary Norgrain has disposed of its holdings in Denofa, selling off its shares for NOK 99 million (USD 16.3 million, EUR million) in cash, according to a disclosure by the company.
Norwegian fish farming company Cermaq announced today that it has sold off the last of the shares it once owned in Peruvian fishmeal and fish oil company Copeinca.
Fixed-price contracts for sales volume had “a slight negative effect” for fish farming company SalMar during the second quarter of 2013, but that didn’t stop the company from recording record profits before tax.
Norwegian fish farmer Cermaq plans to expand its salmon business to take advantage of strong European demand and record high prices after selling its fish food business and fending off a hostile bid, it said on Tuesday.
Exports of Norwegian fresh salmon fell 25 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2013, proof that the country continues to struggle getting product into China.
