Foreign trade in fish, 6/2020 (preliminary)

In June 2020, about 6.6 million kilos of fish and fish products were exported from Finland, which was worth EUR 12.1 million. The number of kilograms of fish exported decreased by about one-fifth compared to June of the previous year, by a little over 1.5 million kilograms. The value of exports increased by EUR 2.2 million.
The amount of products exported for human consumption was 5 million kilos, worth almost 11 million kilos. euros. The volume of exports was 2.2 million kilos lower than in the corresponding period of the previous year, while the value of exports increased by 1.7 million euros at the same time. 1.6 million kilograms were exported for non-human consumption.
The volume of imports of fish and fish products decreased by 1.4 million kilos in June, and the value of imports by about EUR 0.16 million compared to June of the previous year. The volume of imports of fish and fish products was 8.3 million kilos and the value of imports was about 40 million euros.
The volume of products imported for human consumption was 7.2 million kilos and the value was EUR 38.8 million. 1.2 million kilograms were imported for non-human consumption.
In June, just over 3 million kilos of fresh whole salmon were imported from Norway. It was 133,000 kilos more than in June of the previous year. As such, 1.3 million kilos of imported salmon were further exported to Europe. In the first half of 2020, a total of 19.3 million kilos of fresh whole salmon were imported, of which 9.9 million kilos were further exported to Europe.
In the first half of the year, 9.6 million kilos of salmon imported to Finland remained, which was 234,000 kilos more than in the corresponding period of the previous year. The value of salmon imports decreased by EUR 3.8 million and the value of exports by EUR 2.3 million. The value of salmon left in Finland decreased by EUR 6.1 million.
Of the total number of products imported for human consumption, 61 percent (4.4 million kg) came from Norway.