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Line chart of Icelandic auction prices showing ungutted cod trading at a 23.5% premium to gutted cod at 821 ISK/kg versus 664 ISK/kg

Ungutted Cod Hits Two-Year Price High Following Drop in Landings

Overall cod landings barely changed, but the price gap between ungutted and gutted cod widened sharply.

Fresh whole was the only category to grow in January–August 2026 (+13%), while every other product form declined.

Fresh Whole Salmon Emerges as the Bright Spot in a Flat US Market

Norwegian fresh whole salmon exports to the United States have held above August levels into the autumn.

Bar chart of North Atlantic mackerel landings, Oct 2024–Sep 2025 vs Oct 2025–Sep 2026: Iceland down 72% to 36,446 t, Norway down 59% to 70,399 t, Faroe Islands down 73% to 23,900 t

Everyone Is Watching the Quota Debate.

They're looking at the wrong chart.

Bar chart of Polish salmon trade growth, first half 2024 to first half 2026: whole salmon imports +46%, fresh and frozen fillet exports +38%, selected fillet exports +22%, smoked-fillet exports +7%

Poland Took 46% More Whole Salmon. Selected Fillet Exports Rose 22%.

Norway is exporting record salmon volumes, and much of the current market discussion is focused on where the additional fish is being absorbed. China is one obvious growth story. But Poland — Norway's largest salmon destination — raises a different question: what happens after the fish crosses the first border?

Line chart of fresh vs frozen Icelandic cod export prices, Oct 2024 to Aug 2026: fresh premium compressed from 35% to 6%

Icelandic Cod: The Fresh Premium Narrowed From 35% to 6%

The gap between fresh and frozen Icelandic cod export values has narrowed sharply in less than two years.

Chart of weekly well-boat stops and fresh salmon price in Norway, weeks 26 to 33 of 2026: stops rose to 440 as price fell to 73.76 NOK/kg

The Smallest August Supply Bump in Three Years, and Salmon Prices Fell Anyway

The seasonal August harvest pickup arrived, but at half the size of the last two years, and fresh whole salmon price broke a three-week run of gains.

Bar chart of Norway's June salmon exports, 2014 to 2026, with a record 124,827 t in 2026, up 19% on 2025

Norway's Record Salmon Supply Isn't Cooling Prices the Way It Used To

Real-time vessel tracking shows Norway's weekly harvest topping out in late June, and the price, for once, climbing straight through it.

Chart of monthly US salmon import volume and price, 2024 vs 2025: 2025 volumes mostly higher, prices lower from March, later months estimated

+18,000 Tonnes, -8.5% in Price: What Salmon Exporters Need to Know

U.S. salmon imports rose ~18,000 tonnes in the first seven months of 2025, yet the average price per kilo fell 8.5%, squeezing exporter margins.

Chart of monthly gutted and ungutted cod landings and prices, Dec 2024 to Sep 2025, with volumes peaking in March 2025

Cod Landings Strong, Prices Hold Firm: What It Means Next

Early September cod landings reached about 26,645 tonnes across Iceland, Norway and the Faroes, while first-sales prices held firm around EUR 4.48/kg.

Bar chart of average cod auction prices by size class, week 50 of December 2023 vs 2024, with 2024 higher in most classes

Icelandic Atlantic Cod Auction Prices: Trends and Insights for Week 51, 2024

As the holiday season approaches, Icelandic auction prices for Atlantic cod have surged to record highs, driven by constrained supply and strong seasonal demand.

Charts of fresh Atlantic salmon exports from Norway to Poland, Sep to Dec 2024: whole fish falling with a sharp forecast drop, fillets flat

Poland's Pivotal Role in 2024 Salmon Trends: Prices, Predictions, and Impacts

Poland is the largest importer of Norwegian salmon and a crucial processing hub. As 2024 ends, supply patterns are shifting and forecasts point to tighter availability.

Charts of fresh Atlantic salmon exports from Norway to the USA, Aug to Nov 2024: whole fish falling, fillets steady then forecast to drop

Salmon Export Shakeup: Fillet Decline and the Whole Fish Boom in 2024

Norway-to-U.S. salmon export volumes trended down through 2024, but fresh whole salmon imports rose, pointing to a growing U.S. preference for whole fish.

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