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Fjord trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Deeper colour and firmer texture than salmon, in far smaller volume. A premium position where supply is the constraint, not demand.

FarmedFresh, chilledFrozenSmoked
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A whole fjord trout on wet granite with a Norwegian fjord behind

Fjord trout is farmed in brackish fjord water and reaches a noticeably deeper red-orange flesh colour than salmon at the same feed regime. Japanese and Korean sashimi buyers pay a premium for it, and European smokehouses use it where salmon reads as too commodity.

Total Norwegian production is a small fraction of salmon volume. Continuous programmes therefore need to be contracted ahead of the harvest window rather than bought on the spot market, and a buyer who wants weekly volume should expect to commit for a quarter or more.

Season through the year

  1. January: Limited volume
  2. February: Limited volume
  3. March: Available
  4. April: Available
  5. May: Available
  6. June: Limited volume
  7. July: Limited volume
  8. August: Available
  9. September: Available
  10. October: Peak season
  11. November: Peak season
  12. December: Available
  • Peak season
  • Available
  • Limited volume
  • Out of season

Available year-round, with clear harvest peaks. Volume is the limiting factor.

Where this product trades

East AsiaEuropeNorth America

Commercial specification

Scientific name
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Production
Farmed
Condition
Fresh, chilled · Frozen · Smoked
Size and weight class
1–2, 2–3, 3–4, 4–5, 5–6, 6+ kg HOG.
Packing
20 kg EPS box with ice, 10 kg fillet box.
Minimum volume
One pallet airfreight. Programme volume by quarterly contract.
Product forms
  • HOG — Head-on guttedStandard salmon export form
  • FLT — FilletSkin-on or skinless; trim level and pin bone status stated separately
  • LOIN — LoinThick back cut, pin-bone free
  • PORT — PortionFixed weight, IQF or interleaved
  • VA — Value-addedMarinated, breaded, smoked, retail packed
Shelf life
Fresh 14–16 days from harvest. Frozen 18 months at −18 °C.
Temperature
0 to +2 °C chilled, −18 °C or colder frozen.
Certifications available
  • ASC Farm & Chain of Custody
  • GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture
  • BRCGS Food Safety
  • IFS Food
  • EU establishment approval number
  • Health certificate
Incoterms 2020 normally quoted
EXW · FCA · CPT · CIP · DAP · DDP

Send the specification and we return standardised offers from verified suppliers — same weight basis, same Incoterm, freight and fees separated out.

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