Weekly update · Week 43 · 2026

Salmon Market Update — Week 43 · 2026

Salmon export prices firmed +2.7% WoW to $8.11/kg in W43 · 2026. That's −2.8% YoY and 1.8% below the average for week 43 over the prior 4 years.

The week in numbers

Average price: $8.11/kg (+2.7% WoW, +3.3% MoM, -2.8% YoY)
Reported price: kr 76.04/kg, converted to USD at 9.3712 NOK/USD (% changes are computed on the NOK price)
Export volume: 28,518 tonnes (+3.0% WoW)
Destination markets (latest monthly customs data): 75 — destination detail is monthly and lags the weekly headline
vs the same week over the prior 4 years: -1.8% — seasonally matched
vs the trailing 5-year mean (every week, so a level comparison rather than a seasonal one): -11.2%
Coverage: exports shipped 2026-10-19 – 2026-10-25

The yearly pattern

When is salmon cheapest? Farmed salmon is said to have no season. Its price does. Five years of Norway’s weekly export price show it bottoming out in late summer, year after year.

Data sources for this snapshot

SSB (Statistics Norway) · Norges Bank

Snapshot generated 2026-10-28 · FX data retrieved 2026-10-28.