Exports of Norwegian salmon to China dropped by a corona of an outbreak

The export of Norwegian salmon to China dropped last week to a third party and up to 240 tons, the Norwegian Seafood Council on Thursday, well-known.

China is on strike at the end of last week, that the import of atlantic salmon, after a new outbreak of the COVID-19, was converted to a wholesale market in the world. There was salmon to be processed.

"It's too early to say what the consequences of the new outbreak in Beijing for the zalmexport", said the Norwegian company in a statement. According to the Norwegian minister of Fisheries, China, and Norway, collectively, determined that the salmon is not the source of the new infections.

Last year's export, Norway is approximately 23.500 tonnes of salmon to China. This year is going to be the, so far, in order of 9,600 tonnes a year. That's a 5 percent drop compared to the same period in the previous year.

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