Salmon squeeze
![A customer looks at salmon displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on Sunday. The price of salmon fillets at retail markets increased between 15 to 26 percent last week compared to the beginning of the month, according to industry insiders. The price of Norwegian salmon has been rising due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as the Norwegian fish products used to be imported through Russia but now must be shipped on a longer route, topped with rising oil prices around the world. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/03/13/0381ab72-2c14-4f34-b3b2-2c406d691aea.jpg)
A customer looks at salmon displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on Sunday. The price of salmon fillets at retail markets increased between 15 to 26 percent last week compared to the beginning of the month, according to industry insiders. The price of Norwegian salmon has been rising due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as the Norwegian fish products used to be imported through Russia but now must be shipped on a longer route, topped with rising oil prices around the world. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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