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
London
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.
The rebound began late last year with an outbreak of parasitic sea lice, which may cut output in the first half of 2016 by 5 per cent, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) said.
The country's seafood exports were the highest eve…
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