For the second quarter of 2013, Leroy Seafood Group reported its second-highest revenue in its history, a total of NOK 2.5 billion, up from NOK 2.3 billion in the same period last year.
Marine Harvest on Wednesday announced an operational EBIT of NOK 901 million for the second quarter of 2013, compared to NOK 231 million during the same time period in 2013.
The value of exports of Norwegian salmon went up 48 percent compared to July 2012, despite volumes dropping by 7 percent, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council.
Norway will be seeking to share its fish farming expertise at Aqua Nor 2013, the 18th in the country’s biennial series of aquaculture exhibitions which will be held in Trondheim from 13 to 16 August of this month.
Yara, the world's biggest nitrogen fertiliser maker by sales volume, said strong demand from farmers for its premium crop nutrients helped offset pressure on prices from Chinese competitors.
Marine Harvest’s operational earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) was about NOK 900 million in the second quarter of 2013 up from NOK 231 million during the same time period in 2012.
In the last week of June, the the export price of fresh salmon came to NOK 43.40 per kilo. This is an increase of 5.4 per cent from the previous seven-day period.
The Norwegian aquaculture firm announced today that its shareholders had sold 9.46 million shares to the government in an auction at NOK 108 (USD 17.76, EUR 13.52 per share, giving the government a controlling interest in the company.
