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Dec 10, 2018 (newstodate): China is a huge market for imports of salmon - but the pace in development of Norway's fresh salmon export is still rather moderate in 2018.
By the end of week 48, also the end of the 11-months period 2018, Norway had exported a total of 11,101 tonnes of salmon to China compared to only 2,247 tonnes during Jan-Nov 2017.
This was thus an increase by 390 percent, y-o-y.
The trend has, however, slowed down, with export volumes in week 48, 2017, at only 178 tonnes against 226 tonnes in 2017 - a decline by 21 percent, y-o-y.
As earlier reported by newstodate, one problem is the relative scarcity of large salmon that are preferred in the Chinese market.
But Norway is also still hampered by trade restrictions and other red-tape issues unique to the Chinese market despite the cautious and gradual lifting from Spring 2018 on China's ban on Norwegian seafood since 2010.
Chile seems to be well ahead of Norway in penetration of the Chinese market, helped by a free trade agreement with China, which is also much covered by the Norwegian exporters of seafood to China.
Stakeholders in Norway's seafood exports have repeatedly blamed the Norwegian government for being slow in adding pressure on talks with China for better market access for their products.
By the end of week 48, also the end of the 11-months period 2018, Norway had exported a total of 11,101 tonnes of salmon to China compared to only 2,247 tonnes during Jan-Nov 2017.
This was thus an increase by 390 percent, y-o-y.
The trend has, however, slowed down, with export volumes in week 48, 2017, at only 178 tonnes against 226 tonnes in 2017 - a decline by 21 percent, y-o-y.
As earlier reported by newstodate, one problem is the relative scarcity of large salmon that are preferred in the Chinese market.
But Norway is also still hampered by trade restrictions and other red-tape issues unique to the Chinese market despite the cautious and gradual lifting from Spring 2018 on China's ban on Norwegian seafood since 2010.
Chile seems to be well ahead of Norway in penetration of the Chinese market, helped by a free trade agreement with China, which is also much covered by the Norwegian exporters of seafood to China.
Stakeholders in Norway's seafood exports have repeatedly blamed the Norwegian government for being slow in adding pressure on talks with China for better market access for their products.