Lakseoppdretter: – This is just nonsense – Hegnar Online

The high salmon prices may lead to less money for Sjømatrådet and marketing of Norwegian salmon, writes Dagens Næringsliv.

For the second time in a short time, namely, the ministry of Trade and ministry of fisheries to reduce the markedsavgiften for salmon farmers to pay to the Norwegian sjømatråd. The fee is mandatory and is calculated now with 0.6 per cent of exports. The new proposal could mean a halving.

- The fantastic eksportresultatene for the seafood industry surpasses all the expectations. It is very good news for Norway, but allows the cashier to Sjømatrådet be filled up a bit more than what is necessary, ” says fiskeriminister Per Sandberg of the newspaper.

the Fee is disputed in the industry, and resistance to paying the fee has increased in line with the and Sjømatrådets income. In particular, according to the newspaper the big companies opposed the fee, while many of the smaller farmers is negative to kuttforslaget.

- This is the most important time to drive the marketing. The job Sjømatrådet has done over many years to build the brand Norwegian salmon is invaluable, ” says the boss in the Kvarøy fish Farming, Alf-Gøran Knutsen, who receive support from Fredd Wilsgård, managing director at Wilsgård fish Farming.

It is sad we will have this discussion again. It is nonsense to discuss this several times a year. We must manage to be more long-term than that, ” says Wilsgård to DN.