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Increased vegetable production
In 2016, the total production of vegetables increased by 14 100 tonnes from 2015 to 199 500 tonnes.
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More fertilizing of forest
In total, 8 400 hectares of forest land were fertilized in 2016, which is an increase of 7 700 hectares from the previous year. The huge increase was due to new government subsidies from 2016.
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A minor decrease in salmon export price
In the period from 17 April – 23 April the export price of fresh salmon came to NOK 64.85 per kilo. This is small decrease of 0.4 per cent compared to the previous seven-day period.
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More forest roads rebuilt
In total, 412 kilometres of all-year roads and summer roads were finished and approved in 2016. This is 77 kilometres more than in the previous year.
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Increased roundwood sales and prices
A total of 2.5 million cubic metres of timber were cut for sale in the 1st quarter of 2017. This is 9 per cent more than the corresponding quarter of 2016. The average timber price increased by 5.5 per cent in the same period.
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Increase in salmon export price
In the period from 10 April – 16 April the export price of fresh salmon came to NOK 65.13 per kilo. This is an increase of 3.7 per cent compared to the previous seven-day period.
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Decrease in number of livestock holdings
In 2017, a total of 28 000 holdings kept livestock, which is 400 fewer than the year before.
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Increase in meat production
A total of 344 100 tonnes of meat from domestic animals were approved for human consumption in 2016, an increase of 3.5 per cent from the previous year.
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Almost one in seven registered hunters are women
In total, 493 000 Norwegian hunters were registered in the official Register of hunters at the end of the hunting year 2016/2017. Women accounted for almost 14 per cent.
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Agriculture and environment 2016
Reports 2017/04
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Good year for red deer hunting
A total of 37 700 animals were shot during the hunting year 2016/2017, an increase of 4 000 from the previous hunting year. In comparison, the yield of moose hunting was 31 000 animals.
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Continued decline in moose hunting
A total of 30 800 moose were shot during the hunting year 2016/2017; a decrease of 300 animals from the previous hunting year and a decrease of 22 per cent from the record hunting year 1999/2000.
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Fewer man-years in agriculture
In the period 1 August 2015–31 July 2016, work input in agriculture amounted to 44 500 man-years, which is a decline of 7 per cent from the previous registration in 2013.
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Stable forestry income
A total of 21 050 personal forest owners achieved a profit from forestry in 2015. Average earnings from forestry for these owners were NOK 41 000, exactly the same as in 2014.
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Agricultural incomes up 10 per cent
On average, entrepreneurial income from agriculture for farmers amounted to NOK 192 000 in 2015. This represents an increase of NOK 18 000, or 10 per cent, from the previous year. The gross income averaged NOK 642 000. Entrepreneurial income from ...
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