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High potato yields in 2016
The potato production increased by 19 per cent from 2015 to 2016 to a total of 363 200 tonnes. The average decare yield of potatoes was 3 000 kilos in 2016, compared to 2 600 the year before.
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Investments in agriculture in 2014
Final figures from the Sample survey of agriculture and forestry 2015 do not differ significantly from preliminary figures published on 17 February 2016. About 13 per cent of the holdings invested in farm buildings in 2014, which is two percentage...
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Decrease in river catch of salmon
In 2016, 180 300 salmon, sea trout and migratory char were caught in Norwegian rivers, which is 9 per cent less than in 2015. Of these, 79 per cent were slaughtered and 21 per cent were caught and released.
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More roundwood sales – falling prices
A total of 10.4 million cubic metres of industrial roundwood were cut for sale in 2016; an increase of 186 000 cubic metres compared with 2015. In the same period, the average price decreased by 4 per cent.
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Lower grain yields in 2016
The total grain production in 2016 is estimated at 1 210 000 tonnes, a decrease of 11 per cent from the year before.
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Increasing grain area
The total grain area amounted to 2.89 million decares in 2016, an increase of 24 400 decares from the year before.
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Low catch – all-time high catch value
In 2016, Norwegian vessels delivered 2.0 million tonnes of fish, crustaceans and molluscs. This is 12 per cent less than the year before, and the lowest quantity in 25 years. The landed value of the catch came to NOK 18.2 billion, up 8 per cent fr...
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Use of biological control agents and chemical pesticides in greenhouses in 2015
Reports 2016/45
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More roundwood sales despite falling prices
Forest owners sold 10.1 million cubic metres of industrial roundwood in 2015; an increase of 340 000 cubic metres compared with 2014. The quantity of timber cut for sale in 2015 is the highest since the end of the 1980s.
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Fewer wild reindeer shot
In total, about 6 100 wild reindeer were shot during the hunting season in 2016; which is about 400 animals fewer than the season before.
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Agriculture and Forestry in Norway 2011
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The intention of the publication Agriculture and Forestry in Norway 2015 is to show the development in agriculture, forestry and hunting in a 50 years perspective.
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Further increase in sea catch of salmon
The total catch of wild salmon and sea trout in Norwegian fjords amounted to 273 tonnes in 2016. This is 36 tonnes, or 15 per cent, more than in 2015.
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All-time high catch value
In 2015, Norwegian vessels delivered 2.3 million tonnes of fish, crustaceans and molluscs. This is an increase of 1 per cent compared with 2014. The landed value of catch came to NOK 16.9 billion; up 17 per cent from 2014.
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All-time high for Norwegian salmon
In 2015, the first-hand value of Norwegian fish farming came to NOK 46.9 billion, up 6 per cent from 2014. The produced quantity was 1.38 million tonnes.
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Increase in meat production
A total of 159 900 tonnes of meat from domestic animals were approved for human consumption during the first half of 2016; an increase of 4 per cent from the same period last year.
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