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Boom time again for Norway salmon farmers

After a slump in 2014, exports have rebounded and profits ballooned as prices surge and global demand grows

Published Fri, Jan 29, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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    IT'S a pretty good time to be a salmon farmer in Norway. Export prices have surged to a 30-year high, global demand has been growing and profit margins have ballooned.

    As recently as 2014, the world's largest salmon-producing country was mired in a slump, forced to sell the fish at discounts when trade sanctions led to a halt in shipments to Russia, a major buyer.

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