Fishing Industry: Norway increases salmon exports to China

Norway’s exports of fresh salmon are growing at a strong double digit annual rate to China, reports David Hayes.

The current fashion among the growing middle class to eat Japanese food when dining out has had the unexpected side effect of boosting consumption of high priced imported fresh salmon which is popular served as sashimi and on sushi.

China has grown, during the past two decades, to become the world’s largest producer, consumer and exporter of fisheries products. At the same time the country has become one of the world’s fastest growing markets for imported fresh salmon.

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