Q2 2026 Austevoll Seafood ASA Earnings Call

Speaker #1: I would first start by taking you through the highlights of our operations in the quarter. I will go more into the details segment by segment, then I will give the floor to our CFO, Britt Katrine Drivenes, and then I will end this session by giving our view on the different segments we are operating in, in terms of the market.

Arne Møgster: I will first start by taking you through the highlights of our operations in the quarter. I will go more into the details segment by segment. Then I will give the floor to our CFO, Britt-Katrine Drivenes. Then I will end this session by giving our view on the different segments we are operating in terms of the market. Starting up, I would say it has been a special quarter for us. In terms of salmon, we have performed well in, I would say, two out of the three regions we are operating in. I would say all in all, we have had a good biological performance across all the three regions, quite good slaughtering rate, good qualities, and also very low mortality during the year. Price achievements. Spot prices have been more or less on the same level as last year.

Arne Møgster: I will first start by taking you through the highlights of our operations in the quarter. I will go more into the details segment by segment. Then I will give the floor to our CFO, Britt Katrine Drivenes. Then I will end this session by giving our view on the different segments we are operating in terms of the market.

Speaker #1: So, starting up, I would say it's been a special quarter for us. In terms of salmon, we have performed well in, I would say, 2 out of the 3 regions we are operating in.

Speaker #1: How can I— Hold on. Då må jag säga, som jag alltid säger her: Det er jo en glede for oss strilar å få komme til Bergen.

Arne Møgster: Hører du meg? Der var den. Da må jeg si som jeg alltid sier her. Det er en glede for oss i Strilelandet å få komme til Bergen og få lov å legge fram tallene her. Det setter vi stor pris på, og det blir litt sånn på hjemmebane i forhold til det å reise helt over fjellet til Oslo. For å starte opp skal jeg ta dere litt gjennom highlights i konsernet i kvartalet, og så skal jeg ta dere gjennom segment for segment. Så skal Britt ta dere litt mer detaljert gjennom tallene, og så skal vi avslutte med vårt syn på de ulike markedene vi opererer i. For å starte opp så er det en spesiell tid for oss.

Arne Møgster: Starting up, I would say it has been a special quarter for us. In terms of salmon, we have performed well in, I would say, two out of the three regions we are operating in. I would say all in all, we have had a good biological performance across all the three regions, quite good slaughtering rate, good qualities, and also very low mortality during the year. Price achievements. Spot prices have been more or less on the same level as last year.

Speaker #1: Och få lov att lägga fram talen här. Och där sätter vi stor pris på, och det blir lite sån "på hemmabana" i förhållande till det att resa helt över fjellet till Oslo.

Speaker #1: I would say, all in all, we have had a good biological performance across all the 3 regions. Quite good slaughtering rate, good qualities, and also a very low mortality during the year.

Speaker #1: För att starta upp ska jag gå igenom highlights i konsernet för kvartalet. Sedan ska jag gå igenom segment för segment. Därefter kommer Britt att gå lite mer detaljerat igenom talen, och så avslutar vi med vårt syn på de olika marknaderna vi opererar i.

Speaker #1: Price achievements, spot prices have been more or less on the same level as last year. Saying that, in the west coast of Norway, we have had some trout downgrades which has also impacted our price achievements.

Speaker #1: Och för att starta upp så är det en speciell tid för oss. Och jag skulle inte tro det när en är här i Västlandet och ser på sommarmat här i Bergen.

Arne Møgster: Saying that, in the west coast of Norway, we have had some trout downgrades, which has also impacted our price achievements during this quarter. In terms of whitefish, I would say another good quarter. In addition, I would say also that the performance is a bit better than the financial figures are showing, because we are also entering into the Q3 with a higher inventory than we did the same period last year. So the underlying figures are a bit better in Q2 on what they are showing. Then we have the pelagic segments, where we also announced in the Q1 presentation that there was both a stop in the fishery in Chile and also in Peru as a consequence of higher temperature and too high percentage of juveniles in the catch. So in both regions, the seasons were stopped.

Arne Møgster: Saying that, in the west coast of Norway, we have had some trout downgrades, which has also impacted our price achievements during this quarter. In terms of whitefish, I would say another good quarter. In addition, I would say also that the performance is a bit better than the financial figures are showing, because we are also entering into the Q3 with a higher inventory than we did the same period last year.

Arne Møgster: En skulle ikke tro det når en er her i Vestland og ser på sommerværet her i Bergen, at været har så stor impact på det vi driver med. Men akkurat nå så er det veldig varme temperaturer i Stillehavet som på en eller annen måte har impact på både næring og for våre andre selskaper i konsernet. Så jeg skal ta dere litt gjennom det. Kort oppsummert dette kvartalet. Når det gjelder laks så har Sjur og Henning tatt dere gjennom. Vi er fornøyd med store deler av vår drift i kvartalet. En ser spesielt i de to nordligste regionene at en har operert godt. En har gode snittvekter og gode kvaliteter. Jeg ser også at kostnaden er på vei ned i de fleste kvartalene. Prisoppnåelsen har vært noenlunde den samme i dette kvartalet sammenlignet med samme kvartalet i fjor.

Speaker #1: During this quarter, in terms of whitefish, I would say another good quarter. In addition, I would say also that the performance is a bit better than the financial figures are showing because we are also entering into the third quarter with a higher inventory than we did the same period last year.

Speaker #1: Att vädret har så stor impact på det vi driver med. Men akkurat nå, så er det veldig varme temperaturer i Stillehavet. Så på en eller annen måte har det impact på både næring, og for våre andre selskap i konsernet.

Speaker #1: Så jeg skal ta dere litt gjennom det. Men kort oppsummert: Dette kvartalet, når det gjelder laks, har Sjur og Henning tatt dere gjennom.

Speaker #1: So the underlying figures is a bit better in the second quarter, and what they are showing. And then we have the pelagic segments. Where we also announced in the first quarter presentation that there was both a stop in the fishery in Chile and also in Peru as a consequence of higher temperature and too high percentage of juveniles in the catch.

Arne Møgster: So the underlying figures are a bit better in Q2 on what they are showing. Then we have the pelagic segments, where we also announced in the Q1 presentation that there was both a stop in the fishery in Chile and also in Peru as a consequence of higher temperature and too high percentage of juveniles in the catch. So in both regions, the seasons were stopped.

Speaker #1: Vi er fornøyd med store deler av vår drift i kvartalet. En ser spesielt i de to nordligste regionene at en har operert godt. En har gode snittvekter, en har gode kvaliteter.

Speaker #1: Og jeg ser også at kostnaden er på vei ned i de fleste kvartalene. Prisoppnåelsen har vært noenlunde den samme i dette kvartalet, sammenlignet med samme kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #1: So in both regions, the seasons were stopped. So in summary, I can say that in Peru, the El Niño has caused that the fishery is still closed.

Speaker #1: Og så har vi cirka 4.000 tonn slaktevolum lavere enn det vi hadde i fjor. På hvitfisk har vi hatt et underliggende veldig godt driftskvartal.

Arne Møgster: Vi har cirka 4,000 tonn slaktevolum lavere enn det vi hadde i fjor. På hvitfisk så har vi hatt et underliggende veldig godt driftskvartal. Bedre enn hva de finansielle tallene viser. Som Sjur har vært inne på, så har vi lagt en høyere andel av det vi har fisket på lager, som vi får realisert inn i Q3. Så kommer vi til den pelagiske siden. Her har vi hatt en reduksjon på cirka halvparten av volumet som vi hadde i samme kvartal i fjor, og det er ned både i Nord-Atlanteren, det er ned i Chile, og så er det betydelig ned i Peru som jeg skal komme inn på. Det har selvfølgelig innvirkning på resultatene våre. Noe negativt i Peru, men har egentlig en positiv effekt både i Chile og her i Nord-Atlanteren.

Arne Møgster: In summary, I can say that in Peru, the El Niño has caused that the fishery is still closed. In Chile, the water temperatures came down in the beginning of June and the fishing started up again in June. I will come back to the consequences later on when I am going through segments by segments. In Chile in particular, Q3 has been good volumes for us. Also, where we achieved very good prices both for fishmeal, fish oil, and frozen products. In the North Atlantic, we are also having benefits of the failure in Peru, with much better prices for our fishmeal and fish oil, which is also represented in the numbers. So all in all, volume-wise, we are approximately half of the volume in pelagic volumes in Q2 compared with the same quarter last year.

Arne Møgster: In summary, I can say that in Peru, the El Niño has caused that the fishery is still closed. In Chile, the water temperatures came down in the beginning of June and the fishing started up again in June. I will come back to the consequences later on when I am going through segments by segments.

Speaker #1: Bedre enn hva de finansielle tallene viser, som Sjur har vært inne på. Så har vi lagt en høyere andel av det vi har fiska på lager, som vi får realisert inn i tredje kvartal.

Speaker #1: And in Chile, the water temperatures came down in the beginning of June, and the fishing started up again in. And June. And I will come back to the consequences later on when I'm going through segments by segments.

Speaker #1: Og så kommer vi til den pelagiske siden. Her har vi hatt en reduksjon på cirka halvparten av volumet som vi hadde i samme kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #1: Og det ned både i Nord-Atlanteren, det ned i Chile, og så det betydelig ned i Peru, som jeg skal komme inn på. Og det har selvfølgelig innvirkning på resultatene våre.

Speaker #1: And in Chile in particular, third quarter has been a good volumes for us. Also, where we achieved very good prices both for fish meal fish oil and frozen products.

Arne Møgster: In Chile in particular, Q3 has been good volumes for us. Also, where we achieved very good prices both for fishmeal, fish oil, and frozen products. In the North Atlantic, we are also having benefits of the failure in Peru, with much better prices for our fishmeal and fish oil, which is also represented in the numbers. So all in all, volume-wise, we are approximately half of the volume in pelagic volumes in Q2 compared with the same quarter last year.

Speaker #1: Noe negativt i Peru, men har egentlig en positiv effekt både i Chile og her i Nord-Atlanteren. Så, oppsummert, så har vi hatt en omsetning i kvartalet på 8,6 milliarder.

Speaker #1: In the North Atlantic, we are also having benefits of the failure in Peru. It's much better prices for our fish meal and fish oil.

Arne Møgster: Oppsummert så har vi hatt en omsetning i kvartalet på NOK 8.6 billion. Det er ned 14% i forhold til samme kvartal i fjor. Vi har en EBITDA i kvartalet på NOK 1 billion 156 million, ned 12% i forhold til fjoråret. Tar en inn vår 50% andel av Pelagia, så ser en at EBITDAen vår totalt sett er på NOK 1 billion 258 million, hvorav NOK 1 billion 66 million kommer fra laks. Så er vi cirka ned 15% i bidraget fra den pelagiske biten på cirka NOK 192 million i kvartalet. Ser en på året H1, så har en en omsetning som er noe mindre ned sammenlignet med H1 i fjor, cirka på NOK 18.4 billion. Har en en EBITDA som er ned 3% i forhold til H1 i fjor, på NOK 3 billion 141 million, hvorav laks bidrar med cirka NOK 2 billion 412 million.

Speaker #1: Which is also represented in the numbers. So all in all, volume wise, we are approximately half of the volume in pelagic volumes in second quarter compared with the same quarter last year.

Speaker #1: Det er ned 14 % i forhold til samme kvartal i fjor. Vi har en EBITDA i kvartalet på 1 milliard 156 millioner, ned 12 % i forhold til fjoråret.

Speaker #1: Og tar en inn da vår 50 % andel av Pelagia. Så ser en at EBITDA-en vår totalt sett er på 1 milliard 258, hvorav 1 milliard og 66 kommer fra laks.

Speaker #1: Saying that, both our Peruvian and our North Atlantic activity are performing better than we did financially, compared with second quarter last year. And of course, we have in the quarter an effect of the low fishery also financially in Peru.

Arne Møgster: Saying that, both our Peruvian and our North Atlantic activity are performing better than we did financially compared with Q2 last year. Of course, we have in the quarter an effect of the low fishery also financially in Peru. We will come back to that also later on in the presentation. So revenue down by 14%, NOK 8.6 billion, and EBITDA of NOK 1 billion. If you take into account the 50% we have in Pelagia, the EBITDA for the quarter is NOK 1,258,000 million, down by 8% versus the same quarter last year. Whereas the salmon operation is contributing with 1,000,066 and the pelagic activity is down by approximately 15%, driven by NOK 150 million worse performance in Peru. Which if we are going to H1, you also see that volume is down by approximately 32%.

Arne Møgster: Saying that, both our Peruvian and our North Atlantic activity are performing better than we did financially compared with Q2 last year. Of course, we have in the quarter an effect of the low fishery also financially in Peru. We will come back to that also later on in the presentation. So revenue down by 14%, NOK 8.6 billion, and EBITDA of NOK 1 billion. If you take into account the 50% we have in Pelagia, the EBITDA for the quarter is NOK 1,258,000 million, down by 8% versus the same quarter last year. Whereas the salmon operation is contributing with 1,000,066 and the pelagic activity is down by approximately 15%, driven by NOK 150 million worse performance in Peru. Which if we are going to H1, you also see that volume is down by approximately 32%.

Speaker #1: Og så er vi cirka ned 15 % i bidraget fra den pelagiske biten, på cirka 192 millioner i kvartalet. Ser en på året, altså første halvår, så har en en omsetning som er noe mindre ned sammenlignet med første halvår i fjor.

Speaker #1: We'll come back to that also later on in the presentation. So revenue down by 14%, 8.6 billion NOK, and EBITDA of 1.1 billion NOK.

Speaker #1: Cirka på 18,4 milliarder. Har en EBITDA som er ned 3 % i forhold til første halvår i fjor. På 3 milliarder 141. Hvorav laks bidrar med cirka 2 milliarder 412.

Speaker #1: If you take into account the 50% we have in pelagia, the EBITDA for the quarter is 1 billion 258 million NOK. Down by 8% versus the same quarter last year.

Speaker #1: Og så ser en også at pelagisk første halvår leverer bedre enn første halvår i fjor. Og det er hovedsakelig drevet av et mye bedre bidrag fra vår chilenske virksomhet.

Arne Møgster: Og så ser en også at pelagisk H1 leverer bedre enn H1 i fjor, og det er hovedsakelig drevet av en mye bedre bidrag fra vår chilenske virksomhet. Austevoll Seafood har en sterk balanse. Vi har cirka 52% egenkapital. Vi har en netto rentebærende gjeld på 8.7 milliarder. Balansen vår er rigget for å komme oss gjennom den syklikaliteten som er i de ulike områdene vi drifter i. Les El Niño og den påvirkningen som den har i Peru. Kort oppsummert, den viser seg alltid. Austevoll Seafood er volum. Store volum som går gjennom de ulike fabrikkene og de ulike fiskebåtene våre. Vi fisker årlig mellom 400 og 500 tusen tonn. Vi produserer på fabrikkene i mellom 1.6 og 2 millioner tonn årlig. Vi fisker hvitfisk og produserer på hvitfiskfabrikkene våre mellom 80 og 90 tusen tonn.

Speaker #1: Whereas the salmon operation is contributing with 1 billion and 66. And the pelagic activity is down by approximately 15%, driven by 150 million NOK worse performance in Peru.

Speaker #1: Austevoll Seafood has a strong balance sheet. We have approximately 52% equity. Our net interest-bearing debt is NOK 8.7 billion. Our balance sheet is set up to get us through the cyclicality in the various areas in which we operate.

Speaker #1: Which, if we are going to first half year, you also see that volume is down by approximately 32%. And here you can see if you also take into account the 50% of the pelagia figures, you see that the EBITDA is only down by 2%.

Speaker #1: Les El Niño og den påvirkningen som den har i Peru. Kort oppsummert: Den viser jeg alltid. Austevoll Seafood volum. Store volum som går gjennom de ulike fabrikkene og de ulike fiskebåtene våre.

Arne Møgster: Here you can see if you also take into account the 50% of the Pelagia figures, you see that the EBITDA is only down by 2%, approximately NOK 3.4 billion. Whereof salmon is contributing with NOK 2.4 billion. We have a 19% increase for the pelagic activity, up with 991. The main contributor for the increase is our performance in Chile H1. We are having a strong balance sheet. We have an equity ratio of 52%, net interest-bearing debt of just 8.8 billion NOK. We have also paid approximately NOK 6.5 in dividends during the quarter. I would say Austevoll Seafood is all about volumes. On annual basis, we are catching between 400,000 to 500,000 tons on our own vessels. We are producing in our own factories between 1.6 to 2 million tons.

Arne Møgster: Here you can see if you also take into account the 50% of the Pelagia figures, you see that the EBITDA is only down by 2%, approximately NOK 3.4 billion. Whereof salmon is contributing with NOK 2.4 billion. We have a 19% increase for the pelagic activity, up with 991. The main contributor for the increase is our performance in Chile H1. We are having a strong balance sheet. We have an equity ratio of 52%, net interest-bearing debt of just 8.8 billion NOK. We have also paid approximately NOK 6.5 in dividends during the quarter. I would say Austevoll Seafood is all about volumes. On annual basis, we are catching between 400,000 to 500,000 tons on our own vessels. We are producing in our own factories between 1.6 to 2 million tons.

Speaker #1: Approximately 3.4 billion NOK. Whereof salmon is contributing with 2.4 billion NOK. And we have a 19% increase for the pelagic activity. Up with 991.

Speaker #1: Vi fisker årlig mellom 400 000 og 500 000 tonn. Vi produserer på fabrikkene mellom 1,6 og 2 millioner tonn årlig. Vi fisker hvitfisk og produserer på hvitfiskfabrikkene våre mellom 80 000 og 90 000 tonn.

Speaker #1: And the main contributor for the increase is our performance in Chile first half year. And then we are having a strong balance sheet. We have an equity ratio of 52%, net interest paying debt of just sort of 8.8 billion NOK.

Speaker #1: En av de største aktørene i verden på det segmentet også. Og så tar vi sikte på i år å slakte cirka 225 000 tonn med laks.

Arne Møgster: En av de største aktørene i verden på det segmentet og. Så tar vi sikte på i år å slakte cirka 225 tusen tonn med laks. Så skal jeg ta dere gjennom. Selskapene våre segment for segment. Prøver også å dele litt våre refleksjoner i forhold til hvilken innvirkning de ulike selskapene i systemet vårt har på hverandre. Kort oppsummert så er det to fiskesesonger i Peru. Peru er uten tvil den største fiskemel- og fiskeoljeprodusenten i verden, og i et normalt år så produserer de cirka 25% av verdensproduksjon av mel og oljer. I forkant av sesongen så blir det gjort et tokt. Denne gangen så var toktet gjort på noe varmere temperaturer utenfor kysten, som hadde innvirkning i den totale biomassen som ble satt. Den totale biomassen i forkant av første sesong.

Speaker #1: And we are also paid approximately 6.5 NOK in dividends during the quarter. I would say Eustevoll Seafood is all about volumes. So on an annual basis, we are catching between 4 to 500,000 tons on our own vessels.

Speaker #1: Så skal jeg ta dere gjennom selskapene våre, segment for segment, og prøve også å dele litt våre refleksjoner i forhold til hvilken innvirkning de ulike selskapene i systemet vårt har på hverandre.

Speaker #1: Og kort oppsummert: Det er to fiskerisesonger i Peru. Peru er uten tvil den største fiskemel- og fiskeoljeprodusenten i verden. I et normalt år produserer de cirka 25 % av verdens produksjon av mel og oljer.

Speaker #1: We are producing in our own factories between 1.6 to 2 million tons. We are having between 80 to 90,000 tons of whitefish through our factories and through our fishing vessels.

Arne Møgster: We are having between 80,000 to 90,000 tons of whitefish through our factories and through our fishing vessels. We are aiming this year to slaughter 225,000 tons of salmon and trout during 2026. Taking you through the pelagic segment as a start, I will start up in Peru, just to give an explanation on the situation, in particular, which El Niño caused. When we did the research in front of the first season, they identified a biomass of 7.1 million tons. They put a quota of 1.9 million tons, which were approximately 36%, 37% lower than the quota they put same period last year. The season started up 9 April, and it continued to the end of April before the season were stopped due to too high incidence of juveniles in the catches.

Arne Møgster: We are having between 80,000 to 90,000 tons of whitefish through our factories and through our fishing vessels. We are aiming this year to slaughter 225,000 tons of salmon and trout during 2026. Taking you through the pelagic segment as a start, I will start up in Peru, just to give an explanation on the situation, in particular, which El Niño caused. When we did the research in front of the first season, they identified a biomass of 7.1 million tons. They put a quota of 1.9 million tons, which were approximately 36%, 37% lower than the quota they put same period last year. The season started up 9 April, and it continued to the end of April before the season were stopped due to too high incidence of juveniles in the catches.

Speaker #1: And we are aiming this year to slaughter 225,000 tons of salmon and trout during 2026. So then taking you through the pelagic segment as a start, and I will start up in Peru just to give an explanation on the situation in particular, which El Niño caused.

Speaker #1: I forkant av sesongen ble det gjort et tokt denne gangen, og toktet var gjort på noe varmere temperaturer utenfor kysten. Så har det innvirkning i den totale biomassen som ble satt.

Speaker #1: Den totale biomassen i forkant av første sesong var på 7,1 millioner tonn. Og så satte de en kvote på 1,9 millioner tonn, som cirka var 63 % lavere enn tilsvarende periode i fjor.

Arne Møgster: Den var på 7.1 million tonn, og så satte de en kvote på 1.9 millioner tonn, som cirka var 36%, 37% lavere enn tilsvarende periode i fjor. Så allerede da så såg en at det kom til å bli produsert mindre i Peru. Så intensiverte temperaturene seg utenfor kysten. Snakker nå om El Niño og fiskeriet stoppet etter tre uker. En ser nå at frem til i dag, selv om fiskesesongen ikke er stengt, så har en kun fisket cirka 25% av de 1.9 million tonner. Egentlig vår forventning er at kvoten kommer til å være stengt, kanskje i nær fremtid, i påvente til om det blir åpnet neste sesong i oktober, november. Vår kvote var som sagt 133 tusen tonn med 7% av totalkvoten der nede. Men igjen, kvoten var stengt i mai, og det var fisket cirka 25% totalt.

Speaker #1: So when we did the research in front of the first season, they identify a biomass of 7.1 million ton. And they put a quota of 1.9 million tons, which were approximately 36, 37% lower than the quota they put same period last year.

Speaker #1: Så allerede da så man at det kom til å bli produsert mindre i Peru. Så intensiverte temperaturene seg utenfor kysten. Snakker nå om El Niño.

Speaker #1: Og fiskeriet stoppet etter tre uker. Og en ser nå at fram til i dag, selv om fiskerisesongen ikke er stengt, så har en kun fisket cirka 25 % av de 1,9 millioner tonnene, og egentlig er vår forventning at kvoten kommer til å ha vært stengt kanskje i nær framtid.

Speaker #1: And the season started up the 9th of April. And it continued to the end of April before the season were stopped due to too high incidence of juveniles in the catches.

Speaker #1: And it's been stopped since. And it's the total volume which has been caught in Peru is approximately 25% of the total quota. So from an already lower quota compared with same period in 2025, we have an additional also have a very low fishery, which has been the driver where we have seen prices has been coming up.

Arne Møgster: It has been stopped since, and the total volume which has been caught in Peru, it is approximately 25% of the total quota. From an already lower quota compared with the same period in 2025, we have an addition also have a very low fishery, which has been the driver where we have seen prices has been coming up. We had originally 133,000 tons of quota and have caught 26,000 tons in the period. If you also compare with what we were purchasing in the same quarter last year, you can see that we have approximately 200,000 tons less catch than we had in the same quarter last year, which of course impacted our financial performance in the quarter. Another consequence is that when you have too high incidence of small fish is also that the yield is coming down.

Arne Møgster: It has been stopped since, and the total volume which has been caught in Peru, it is approximately 25% of the total quota. From an already lower quota compared with the same period in 2025, we have an addition also have a very low fishery, which has been the driver where we have seen prices has been coming up. We had originally 133,000 tons of quota and have caught 26,000 tons in the period. If you also compare with what we were purchasing in the same quarter last year, you can see that we have approximately 200,000 tons less catch than we had in the same quarter last year, which of course impacted our financial performance in the quarter. Another consequence is that when you have too high incidence of small fish is also that the yield is coming down.

Speaker #1: I påvente av om det blir åpnet neste sesong i oktober–november. Vår kvote var, som sagt, 133 000 tonn med 7 % av totalkvoten der nede.

Speaker #1: Men igjen, kvoten var stengt i mai, og det var fiska cirka 25 % totalt. Grunnen til at fiskerisesongen var stengt, var at det var for stor innblanding med fisk som var under 12 cm, som er minimumsgrensen.

Speaker #1: We had originally 133,000 tons of quota. And I've caught 26,000 tons in the period. And if you also compare with what we were purchasing in the same quarter last year, you can see that we have approximately 200,000 ton less catch than we had in the same quarter last year.

Arne Møgster: Grunnen til at fiskesesongen var stengt var at det var for stor innblanding med fisk som var under 12 centimeter, som er minimumsgrense. Som har gjort at en ikke fikk lov å fortsette fiskeriet. Det har ført til at prisene har gått opp. Så selvfølgelig har lite bidrag for vår aktivitet i Peru nå med små volum. Men som vi får igjen, spesielt i våre selskap i Chile og her i Nord-Atlanteren. Kommer litt tilbake på det. Så litt den ene lands død et annet lands brød. Så det er negativt for oss selvfølgelig i Austevoll eller vår selskap i Peru, men veldig positiv for utviklingen vår i Nord-Atlanteren og i Chile. Så bruker vi å snakke litt om forventninger for neste sesong. Denne gangen så avstår vi å gjøre det.

Speaker #1: Så har gjort at en ikke fikk lov å fortsette fiskeriet. Og det har ført til at prisene har gått opp. Så selvfølgelig har lite bidrag for vår aktivitet i Peru når vi har små volum.

Speaker #1: Which of course impacted our financial performance in the quarter. Another consequences that when you have too high incidence of small fish is also that the yield is coming down.

Speaker #1: Men som vi får igjen, spesielt i våre selskap i Chile og her i Nord-Atlanteren. Kommer litt tilbake på det. Så litt den enes lands død, et annet lands brød.

Speaker #1: So the combined fish meal and fish oil yield was 24.8% down from 26.2% in the same quarter last year. So all in all, we have seen prices has been increasing.

Arne Møgster: The combined fishmeal and fish oil yield was 24.8%, down from 26.2% in the same quarter last year. All in all, we have seen prices has been increasing, I would say, during the quarter and also into the next quarter, and as a consequence of the lack of fish, in particular, in Peru. Of course, we are not benefiting a lot of that when we have these low volumes in Peru. When it comes to the second season, we have chosen this time to leave out the guidance because I think it is anybody's guess what the quota could be, and if there is going to be a quota in the second season. We are expecting that there will be a period with lower temperatures, but also there is a higher El Niño out in the Pacific.

Arne Møgster: The combined fishmeal and fish oil yield was 24.8%, down from 26.2% in the same quarter last year. All in all, we have seen prices has been increasing, I would say, during the quarter and also into the next quarter, and as a consequence of the lack of fish, in particular, in Peru. Of course, we are not benefiting a lot of that when we have these low volumes in Peru. When it comes to the second season, we have chosen this time to leave out the guidance because I think it is anybody's guess what the quota could be, and if there is going to be a quota in the second season. We are expecting that there will be a period with lower temperatures, but also there is a higher El Niño out in the Pacific.

Speaker #1: Så det er negativt for oss selvfølgelig i Austral, eller vår selskap i Peru. Men veldig positivt for utviklingen vår i Nord-Atlanteren og i Chile. Så bruker vi å snakke litt om forventninger for neste sesong.

Speaker #1: I would say during the quarter and also into the next quarter, and as a consequence of the lack of fish in particular in Peru, but of course we are not benefiting a lot of that when we have these low volumes in Peru.

Speaker #1: Denne gangen så avstår vi fra å gjøre det. Det er fortsatt en ekstremt varm bølge som ligger ute i Stillehavet. Og det jeg kan si, er at vi har forberedt oss finansielt.

Arne Møgster: Det er fortsatt en ekstremt varm bølge som ligger ute i Stillehavet. Det jeg kan si er at vi har forberedt oss finansielt for at det ikke blir noen kvote. Så er vi forberedt operasjonelt til at det blir en kvote. Hvis jeg skal våge meg litt ut på glattisen, selv om vi ikke guider på det, så er en normalkvote på cirka 2 million tonn for andre sesong. Jeg tror i beste fall så kommer den kvoten til å bli kanskje opp mot 1 million tonn. Så får vi se hvordan fisket utvikler seg. I verste fall så blir det ingen kvote. Uansett så tror jeg at fiskemel og oljeprisene kommer til å være sterke ut året. Chile. Vår aktivitet i Chile. Den har utviklet seg veldig positivt etter fiskeriet kollapset i 2009, 2010.

Speaker #1: When it comes to the second season, we have choose this time to leave out the guidance because I think is anybody guess what the quota could be.

Speaker #1: For at ikke bli en kvote. Og så var vi forberedt operasjonelt til at det har vært en kvote. Så hvis jeg skal våge meg litt ut på glattisen, selv om jeg ikke guidet på det, så er normal kvote på cirka 2 millioner tonn fra andre sesong.

Speaker #1: And if there is going to be a quota in the second season, we are expecting that there will be a period with lower temperatures, but also there is a high El Niño out in the Pacific.

Speaker #1: And the magnitude and how it will hit the Peruan coast will decide I would say the size of the quota and also if there will be a fishing at all.

Arne Møgster: The magnitude and how it will hit the Peruvian coast will decide, I would say, the size of the quota and also if there will be a fishing at all. As a consequence of that, we expect that the prices will remain strong also going forward. Chile had a quite good development since, I would say, the stock collapsed in 2010, 2011. We are now back to a volume of 1.1 million tons. Has had a healthy biomass. As announced when we had our Q1 presentation in May, fishing were also stopped in Chile, due to too high incidence of juveniles in the horse mackerel catch. As you can see from our presentation, you see that their own catch is down 52% compared with the same period last year.

Arne Møgster: The magnitude and how it will hit the Peruvian coast will decide, I would say, the size of the quota and also if there will be a fishing at all. As a consequence of that, we expect that the prices will remain strong also going forward. Chile had a quite good development since, I would say, the stock collapsed in 2010, 2011. We are now back to a volume of 1.1 million tons. Has had a healthy biomass. As announced when we had our Q1 presentation in May, fishing were also stopped in Chile, due to too high incidence of juveniles in the horse mackerel catch. As you can see from our presentation, you see that their own catch is down 52% compared with the same period last year.

Speaker #1: Og jeg tror i beste fall så kommer den kvoten til å bli kanskje opp mot 1 million tonn. Og så får vi se hvordan fisket utvikler seg.

Speaker #1: So as a consequence of that, we expect that the prices will remain strong also going forward. Chile has been had a quite good development since I would say the stock collapsed in 2010, 2011.

Speaker #1: I verste fall så blir det jo ingen kvote. Og uansett så tror jeg at fiskemel- og oljeprisene kommer til å være sterke ut året.

Speaker #1: Chile, vår aktivitet i Chile, den har jo utviklet seg veldig positivt etter fiskeriet kollapset i 2009–2010. Og kvotene er snart tilbake på det nivået det var før fiskeriet kollapset.

Speaker #1: We are now back to a volume of 1.1 million tons. Has had a healthy biomass. But as announced in when we had our first quarter presentation in May, fishing were also stopped in Chile.

Arne Møgster: Kvotene er snart tilbake på det nivået det var før fiskeriet kollapset. I Chile så hadde vi også en tilsvarende periode i Q2. I Chile fisker vi hestmakrell. Vi fisket cirka halvparten av volumet vårt i Q2 kontra det vi gjorde i samme kvartal i fjor. Fiskeriet var egentlig dødt i cirka 2 og en halv måned i kvartalet. Når vi sto på Q1-presentasjonen så snakket vi også om dette. Dette var i mai. Igjen grunnlaget for at de stengte fiskeriet der var at den store fisken mikset seg med den små fisken. Som gjorde at det var for høye andel og for liten fisk og de stengte sesongen. Så har temperaturene i Chile, som ligger mye lenger sør ifra ekvator, forbedret seg i begynnelsen av juni. Vi så da i slutten av juni at fiskeriet har tatt seg opp igjen.

Speaker #1: Chile så har de også en tilsvarende periode i andre kvartal. I Chile fisket vi hestmakrell, og vi fisket cirka halvparten av volumet vårt i andre kvartal kontra det vi gjorde i samme kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #1: Due to too high incidence of juveniles. In the horse mackerel catch. And as you can see, for from our presentation, you see that the own catches down 52% compared with same period last year.

Speaker #1: Og fiskeriet var egentlig dødt i cirka to og en halv måned i kvartalet. Når vi stod på første kvartalspresentasjon, så snakket vi også om dette.

Speaker #1: And then we have also purchased anchovy from coastal fishermans. And we have seen that the yields and particularly the oil yields has been very good.

Arne Møgster: We have also purchased anchovy from coastal fishermen. We have seen that the yields, and particularly the oil yields, has been very good. Although the volume is considerably down in the quarter, the financial result show a better result in Q2 this year versus same quarter last year. Britt will take you more in detail through that. In addition to that, to talk a bit about the coming quarter, which we are in now. Fishing recovered in late June. Up to now, we have been catching 91,000 tonnes. We have to see how the fishing develops going forward. Already know we are not that far away from where we were the first nine months last year, but has been affected a lot of the El Niño.

Arne Møgster: We have also purchased anchovy from coastal fishermen. We have seen that the yields, and particularly the oil yields, has been very good. Although the volume is considerably down in the quarter, the financial result show a better result in Q2 this year versus same quarter last year. Britt will take you more in detail through that. In addition to that, to talk a bit about the coming quarter, which we are in now. Fishing recovered in late June. Up to now, we have been catching 91,000 tonnes. We have to see how the fishing develops going forward. Already know we are not that far away from where we were the first nine months last year, but has been affected a lot of the El Niño.

Speaker #1: Dette var i mai. Og igjen, grunnlaget for at de stengte fiskeriet der, var at den store fisken mikset seg med den småfisken, som gjorde at det var for høy andel av for liten fisk.

Speaker #1: So although the volume is considerably down in the quarter, the financial result show a better result in second quarter this year versus same quarter last year.

Speaker #1: And Britt will take you more in detail through that. And in addition to that, to talk a bit about the coming quarter, which we are in now, fishing recovered in late June.

Speaker #1: Og de stengte sesongen. Og så at temperaturene i Chile, som ligger mye lenger sør fra ekvator, forbedret seg i begynnelsen av juni. Og vi så da i slutten av juni at fiskeriet har tatt seg opp igjen.

Speaker #1: And up to now, we have been catching 91,000 tons. And we have to see how the fishing develops going forward. But already now, we are not that far away from where we were the first nine months last year.

Speaker #1: Og det jeg kan si, er at i kvartalet nå, som vi er inne i, så har vi hatt et veldig godt kvartal. Og vi drar nytte av de høye prisene, både til mel og olje.

Arne Møgster: Det jeg kan si er at i kvartalet nå som vi er inne i, så har vi hatt et veldig godt kvartal. Vi drar nytte av de høye prisene både til mel og olje, men også for de frosne produktene. Så allerede nå kan jeg si at vårt Q3 tjener til å bli betydelig bedre. Vi bruker ikke å bruke ordet betydelig i Austevoll, men jeg kan si at det har blitt betydelig bedre i Q3 kontra det det var i Q3 i fjor. Vi nyter godt av godt fiskeri. Nå har vi fisket cirka 91,000 tonn og er ikke så veldig langt ifra hvor vi var de ni første månedene i fjor. Men som sagt selges til betydelig bedre priser. Så er det litt spennende også. El Niñoen ligger ute i havet. Vil den ha noen innvirkning på fiskeriet i Q4?

Speaker #1: Men også for de frosne produktene. Så allerede nå kan jeg jo si at vårt tredje kvartal kommer til å bli betydelig bedre. Vi—jo, vi bruker ikke å bruke ordet "betydelig" i Austevoll, men jeg kan si at det blir betydelig bedre i tredje kvartal kontra det det var i tredje kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #1: But has been affected a lot of the El Niño. And then we don't know if the El Niño will affect the Chilean fisheries also going into fourth quarter.

Arne Møgster: We don't know if the El Niño will affect the Chilean fisheries also going into Q4. We are guiding on a volume of 135,000 tonnes in total, meaning that we have to catch approximately 45,000 tonnes more for the remaining of the year. That's also going to be a nice development in Chile. What we can say in Chile is that Q3 will be by far better than Q3 last year. We can say that already. Looking forward to the end result in Chile this year, which we think is going to have a nice year with the prices we are seeing now, both for fishmeal, fish oil, and also for frozen products, which Britt will take you through later on. Talking about the North Atlantic pelagic quota development.

Arne Møgster: We don't know if the El Niño will affect the Chilean fisheries also going into Q4. We are guiding on a volume of 135,000 tonnes in total, meaning that we have to catch approximately 45,000 tonnes more for the remaining of the year. That's also going to be a nice development in Chile. What we can say in Chile is that Q3 will be by far better than Q3 last year. We can say that already. Looking forward to the end result in Chile this year, which we think is going to have a nice year with the prices we are seeing now, both for fishmeal, fish oil, and also for frozen products, which Britt will take you through later on. Talking about the North Atlantic pelagic quota development.

Speaker #1: But we are guiding on a volume of 135,000 tons in total. Meaning that we have to catch approximately 45,000 tons more for the remaining of the year.

Speaker #1: Og vi nyter godt av godt fiskeri nå. Vi fiska cirka 91.000 tonn, og ikke så veldig langt ifra hvor vi var de ni første månedene i fjor.

Speaker #1: And that's also going to be a nice development in Chile. So what we can say in Chile is that third quarter will be by far better than third quarter last year.

Speaker #1: Men som sagt, selger til betydelig bedre priser. Og så er det litt spennende også. El Niño ligger ute i havet. Vil den ha noe innvirkning på fiskeriet i fjerde kvartal?

Speaker #1: We can say that already. And looking forward to the end result in Chile this year, which we think is going to be have a nice year with the prices we are seeing now both for fish meal, fish oil, and also for frozen products, which Britt will take you through later on.

Speaker #1: Det forventer vi ikke, men det kan skje. Men guidet for totalt for året er at vi skal fiske sånn cirka 135 000 tonn. Så har vi kvotene i Nord-Atlanteren.

Arne Møgster: Det forventer vi ikke, men det kan skje. Min guide for totalt for året at vi skal fiske sånn cirka 135,000 tonn. Så har vi kvotene i Nord-Atlanteren. Det er klart at det er ikke bare Peru som påvirker mel og oljeprisene i år. Det er et mer sammensatt bilde. Skal komme litt tilbake til det, men her er det også litt av forklaringen også. Normalt sett hvis jeg ser frem til 2024, så har det vært et uttak i Nord-Atlanteren som har lagt pluss minus 4 million tonn årlig. Så ser du i 2025 så falt de totale kvotene med 900,000 tonn. Det man kan ta med seg også fra 2025.

Speaker #1: Then talking about the North Atlantic pelagic quota development. As you can see from before 2024, the average size of the North Atlantic quota was around 4 million tons.

Speaker #1: Og det er klart at det ikke bare er Peru som påvirker mel- og oljeprisene i år. Det er et mer sammensatt bilde. Jeg skal komme litt tilbake til det.

Arne Møgster: As you can see from before 2024, the average size of the North Atlantic quota was around 4 million tonnes. But in 2025, the volumes in the North Atlantic came down with 800,000 tonnes, and also the volumes got further down with 600,000 tonnes in 2026. In 2025, in addition to the drop in quotas and less raw material for Pelagia's factories, we also had a drop in fishmeal and fish oil prices H2, taking the performance from Pelagia further down compare with what it's been previously. This year, the price development will be the opposite. We are expecting better prices in Q3 and Q4. So opposite development than what it was in 2025.

Arne Møgster: As you can see from before 2024, the average size of the North Atlantic quota was around 4 million tonnes. But in 2025, the volumes in the North Atlantic came down with 800,000 tonnes, and also the volumes got further down with 600,000 tonnes in 2026. In 2025, in addition to the drop in quotas and less raw material for Pelagia's factories, we also had a drop in fishmeal and fish oil prices H2, taking the performance from Pelagia further down compare with what it's been previously. This year, the price development will be the opposite. We are expecting better prices in Q3 and Q4. So opposite development than what it was in 2025.

Speaker #1: Men her har du også litt av forklaringen. Normalt sett, hvis jeg ser fram til 2024, så har det vært et uttak i Nord-Atlanteren som har ligget på pluss minus 4 millioner tonn årlig.

Speaker #1: But in 2025, the volumes in the North Atlantic came down with 800,000 tons. And also the volumes got further down with 600,000 tons in 2026.

Speaker #1: Og så ser du i 2025, så falt de totale kvotene med 900.000 tonn. Og da, så da, jeg kan ta med seg også fra 2025.

Speaker #1: In 2025, in addition to the drop in quotas and less raw material for pelagias factories, we also had a drop in fish meal and fish oil prices second half taking the performance from Pelagia further down compared with what it's been previously.

Speaker #1: I tillegg til at kvotene falt, så har de også et prisfall på mel og olje inn i andre halvår i 2022, som gjorde at resultatene fra vår pelagiske virksomhet i Nord-Atlanteren ble påvirket av en volumnedgang.

Arne Møgster: I tillegg til at kvotene falt, så hadde vi også et prisfall på mel og olje inn i H2 2022 som gjorde at resultatene fra vår pelagiske virksomhet i Nord-Atlanteren ble påvirket av en volumnedgang pluss et prisfall som gjorde at inntjeningen var dårlig. Ser man inn i 2026 så er kvotene i Nord-Atlanteren ned med cirka 600,000 tons, men så med en motsatt utvikling når det gjelder pris, spesielt på mel og olje. Så mer enn kompensere for den volumnedgangen, og jeg forventer også at den har en veldig god bidrag fra mel og oljesegmentet. Ser man i kvartalet så ser man litt av resultateffekten allerede i Q2, og så forventer vi at den skal bli betydelig sterkere i Q3 og Q4 når vi legger frem tallene våre der. I kvartalet så er det normalt sett sesongmessig lav produksjonskvartal på fiskemel og oljeproduksjon.

Speaker #1: This year, the price development will be the opposite. So we are expecting better prices in third and fourth quarter than so opposite development than what it was in 2025.

Speaker #1: Pluss et prisfall, som gjorde at inntjeningen var dårlig. Så ser han inn i 2026, så er kvotene i Nord-Atlanteren ned med cirka 600 000 tonn.

Speaker #1: And as a consequence of the El Niño, we are expecting Pelagia to deliver much better in particular the marine protein and oil segments. In third and fourth quarter versus the same period last year.

Arne Møgster: As a consequence of the El Niño, we are expecting Pelagia to deliver much better, in particular, the marine protein and oil segments in Q3 and Q4 versus the same period last year. We have been producing blue whiting and North Sea herring this season. It is a seasonably low production quarter. You can see our EBITDA in Q2 is approximately double of the same period last year. It is mainly driven by a better performance from marine protein and oil due to higher prices. All in all, summing up the pelagic segment, you see that the volume in this quarter was down with 51%. It is down, I would say, across the three segments. I would say, as a consequence of Peru's failure of fishing the quota, both Chile and Pelagia are contributing with better margin as a consequence of higher prices.

Arne Møgster: As a consequence of the El Niño, we are expecting Pelagia to deliver much better, in particular, the marine protein and oil segments in Q3 and Q4 versus the same period last year. We have been producing blue whiting and North Sea herring this season. It is a seasonably low production quarter. You can see our EBITDA in Q2 is approximately double of the same period last year. It is mainly driven by a better performance from marine protein and oil due to higher prices. All in all, summing up the pelagic segment, you see that the volume in this quarter was down with 51%. It is down, I would say, across the three segments. I would say, as a consequence of Peru's failure of fishing the quota, both Chile and Pelagia are contributing with better margin as a consequence of higher prices.

Speaker #1: Men så har vi en motsatt utvikling når det gjelder pris, spesielt på mel og olje, som mer enn kompenserer for den volumnedgangen. Og jeg forventer også at den har et veldig godt bidrag fra mel- og oljesegmentet.

Speaker #1: We have been producing blue whiting and North Sea herring this season it's a seasonable low production quarter. But you can see our EBTIA in second quarter is approximately double of the same period last year.

Speaker #1: Ser han i kvartalet, så ser han litt av resultateffekten allerede i andre kvartal. Og så forventer vi at den skal bli betydelig sterkere da i tredje og fjerde kvartal.

Speaker #1: Når vi legger fram tallene våre der. I kvartalet så er det normalt sett et sesongmessig lavt produksjonskvartal. På fiskemel- og oljeproduksjon så har vi tatt imot kålmuller.

Speaker #1: And it's mainly driven by a better performance from marine protein and oil due to higher prices. So all in all, summary up the pelagic segment.

Arne Møgster: Så har vi tatt imot kolmule og på grunn av de høye prisene også så har det gått mer av den Nordsjøsild som normalt sett går til konsum. Gått direkte inn mot mel og olje, som har gjort at man har fått noe mer råstoff enn hva man hadde forventet i kvartalet, og man ser mindre råstoff til konsum. Så vi har i kvartalet en omsetning på rett i underkant av EUR 3 billion i Pelagia. Leverer cirka EUR 100 million bedre i EBITDA. Og i all hovedsak så er det på bakgrunn av økning i mel og oljeprisene som gjør at marginene våre verte bedre. Igjen så en konsekvens av Peru. Her har man også en høy forventning av bidrag, spesielt på mel og oljesegmentet inn i Q3 og Q4. Ser man på volumet. Kort oppsummert. Jeg ser i dette kvartalet volumet ned 51%.

Speaker #1: Og på grunn av de høye prisene også, så har det gått mer av den Nordsjøsilden som normalt sett går til konsum, gått direkte inn mot mel og olje, som har gjort at han har fått noe mer råstoff enn hva vi hadde forventet i kvartalet.

Speaker #1: You see that the volume in this quarter was down with 51%. It's down I would say across the three segments. But I would say as a consequence of Peru's failure of fishing the quota, both Chile and Pelagia is contributing with better margin as a consequence of higher prices.

Speaker #1: Og han ser mindre råstoff til konsum. Så vi har i kvartalet en omsetning på rett i underkant av 3 milliarder i Pelagia. Leverer cirka 100 millioner bedre i EBITDA, og i all hovedsak så er det på bakgrunn av økning i mel- og oljeprisene, som gjør at marginene våre har vært det bedre.

Speaker #1: Then coming to second quarter salmon highlights. And if you want to have a more detailed presentation, I suggest that you go in and look at the webcast of Leray Seafood.

Arne Møgster: Coming to Q2 salmon highlights. If you want to have a more detailed presentation, I suggest that you go in and look at the webcast of Lerøy Seafood. All in all, EBIT of NOK 574 million, down from NOK 680 million. Farming NOK 236 million, down NOK 20 million versus same quarter last year, mainly related to a lower slaughtering volumes. Wild catch, NOK 140 million, more or less online with the same EBIT number last quarter. We are also entering Q3 with a higher stock and inventory than we did last period. The underlying performance is better. Then a lower performance in the market operation. A bit more challenging conditions.

Arne Møgster: Coming to Q2 salmon highlights. If you want to have a more detailed presentation, I suggest that you go in and look at the webcast of Lerøy Seafood. All in all, EBIT of NOK 574 million, down from NOK 680 million. Farming NOK 236 million, down NOK 20 million versus same quarter last year, mainly related to a lower slaughtering volumes. Wild catch, NOK 140 million, more or less online with the same EBIT number last quarter. We are also entering Q3 with a higher stock and inventory than we did last period. The underlying performance is better. Then a lower performance in the market operation. A bit more challenging conditions.

Speaker #1: Igjen, som en konsekvens av Peru, har han også en høy forventning om bidrag, spesielt på mel- og oljesegmentet inn i tredje og fjerde kvartal.

Speaker #1: All in all, EBIT of 574 million NOK. Down from 680 million NOK farming 236 down 20 million versus same quarter last year. Mainly related to a lower slaughtering volumes.

Speaker #1: Så ser han på volumet, kort oppsummert. Vi tror han ser i dette kvartalet volumet ned 51 %. Det er dramatisk, selvfølgelig for oss. Dramatisk for Peru.

Arne Møgster: Det er dramatisk selvfølgelig for oss. Dramatisk for Peru, men igjen blir kompensert av prisoppgang både i Chile og i Pelagia. Så kommer vi til Lerøy, og her har jeg vært inne på tallene. De har en EBIT på EUR 574, ned fra EUR 680 i forhold til i fjor. EUR 236 million fra Farming, EUR 140 million fra Wild Catch og cirka EUR 269 million fra Market Operations. Skal en ha et bedre innblikk i Lerøy så foreslår jeg at du går inn og ser på webcasten til Sjur og Henning så får du en god forklaring blant driverne i kvartalet. Slaktevolumet er cirka 4,000 ned i forhold til samme kvartal i fjor. 44,000. Det er cirka 7,000 tons i Lerøy Aurora, 20,000 tons i Lerøy Midt og 19,000 tons i Lerøy Sjøtroll.

Speaker #1: Wildcatch 140 million. More or less online with the same EBIT number last quarter. But we are also entering third quarter with a higher stock and inventory than we did last period.

Speaker #1: Men igjen, blir kompensert av prisoppgang. I både Chile og i Pelagia. Så kommer vi til Lerøy. Og her har jeg vært inne på tallene.

Speaker #1: So the underlying performance is better. And then a lower performance in the market operation. A bit more challenging conditions. Stronger NOK, higher logistical cost in the period has taken down I would say the result from second quarter 25 to this quarter.

Speaker #1: De har en EBIT på 574. Ned ifra 680 i forhold til i fjor. 236 millioner ifra farming. 140 millioner ifra wildcatch. Og cirka 269 millioner fra market operations.

Arne Møgster: Stronger NOK, higher logistical cost in the period has taken down, I would say, the result from Q2 2025 to this quarter. Going forward, we are expecting to deliver more or less the same figures as we did in H2 2025. Volumes 44,000 tonnes. It is divided by 7,000 tonnes in Lerøy Rå, 20,000 tonnes in Lerøy Midt, and 19,000 tonnes in Lerøy Sjøtroll. EBIT per kilo, more or less on the same line as it was last year, NOK 1 less. Lerøy Rå, another good quarter, NOK 19.1 per kilo. Lerøy Midt, NOK 13.5 per kilo. Lerøy Sjøtroll NOK 4.5 per kilo. It is mainly due to downgrades of the trout in the period, which I would say ended in June this year.

Arne Møgster: Stronger NOK, higher logistical cost in the period has taken down, I would say, the result from Q2 2025 to this quarter. Going forward, we are expecting to deliver more or less the same figures as we did in H2 2025. Volumes 44,000 tonnes. It is divided by 7,000 tonnes in Lerøy Rå, 20,000 tonnes in Lerøy Midt, and 19,000 tonnes in Lerøy Sjøtroll. EBIT per kilo, more or less on the same line as it was last year, NOK 1 less. Lerøy Rå, another good quarter, NOK 19.1 per kilo. Lerøy Midt, NOK 13.5 per kilo. Lerøy Sjøtroll NOK 4.5 per kilo. It is mainly due to downgrades of the trout in the period, which I would say ended in June this year.

Speaker #1: Og skal han ha et bedre innblikk i Lerøy, så foreslår jeg at du går inn og ser på webcasten til Sjur og Henning. Da får dere en god forklaring blant driverne i kvartalet.

Speaker #1: But going forward, we are expecting to deliver more or less the same figures as we did in second half 2025. Volumes 44,000 tons. It's divided by 7,000 tons in Leroy Aurora.

Speaker #1: Slaktevolumet er cirka 4,000 ned i forhold til samme kvartal i fjor, 440,000. Det er cirka 7,000 tonn i Lerøy Aurora, 20,000 tonn i Lerøy Midt, og 19,000 tonn i Lerøy Sjøtroll.

Speaker #1: 20,000 tons in Leroy Mitte and 19,000 tons in Leroy Schötroll. EBIT per kilo more or less on the same line as it was last year.

Speaker #1: EBIT per kilo cirka 11,3. Og det fordelt som følger. Cirka 19 kroner EBIT per kilo i nord. I midt cirka 13,50 kroner. Og. EBIT per kilo Lerøy Sjøtroll i kvartalet cirka 4,50 kroner.

Arne Møgster: EBIT per kilo cirka EUR 11.3 og det er fordelt. Som følge av cirka NOK 19 EBIT per kilo i nord. I midt cirka NOK 13.50. Og så EBIT per kilo i Sjøtroll i kvartalet, cirka NOK 4.50. Som også bærer preg av at man har slaktet på noe nedklasset ørret. Ser en på volumguidingen, da med vår aktivitet i Skottland, så er en opp fra 212,000 til 217,000 tons i 2026 sammenlignet med 2025. Og så er det, som Henning og Sjur har vært inne på, en veldig positiv utvikling når det gjelder hvitfisk. I hvitfisk så har kvotene falt de siste fem årene. Det jeg kan si er at nå er anbefalingen fra Havforskningsinstituttet at den kvotenedgangen er snudd. Nå er indrefileten vår, altså torskekvoten, opp med 10%, og hysekvoten opp med 18%.

Speaker #1: One NOK less. Leroy Aurora another good quarter 19.1 NOK per kilo. Leroy Mitte 13.5 NOK per kilo. And Leroy Schötroll 4.5 NOK per kilo.

Speaker #1: And it's mainly due to high or downgrades of the throats in the period which I would say ended in June this year. Going on volumes, you see that we slaughtered 212,000 tons in 25 and are aiming to increase with 217,000 tons in 26 driven by the 50% share we have in Scottish Sea Fund.

Speaker #1: Så også bare preget av at han har slaktet på noen nedklassede ørret. Ser han på volumguidingen. Tar han med Skottland, hvor aktivitet i Skottland så han opp fra 212 til 217.000 tonn i 2026 sammenlignet med 2025.

Arne Møgster: Going on volumes, you see that we slaughtered 212,000 tonnes in 2025 and are aiming to increase to 217,000 tonnes in 2026, driven by the 50% share we have in Scottish Sea Farms. Down to the whitefish highlights, a very good performance in the quarter. Now we have had a drop in the cod quota for the last five years. It is also pleasant to announce that it seems like we have reached the bottom and the recommendations for next year is 10% up again. Also the recommendation for haddock is 18% up, and then it is a reduction in saithe. This is also a quota we have so far. Maybe not an expectation that we are going to catch all that fish during next year, so it is not that crucial.

Arne Møgster: Going on volumes, you see that we slaughtered 212,000 tonnes in 2025 and are aiming to increase to 217,000 tonnes in 2026, driven by the 50% share we have in Scottish Sea Farms. Down to the whitefish highlights, a very good performance in the quarter. Now we have had a drop in the cod quota for the last five years. It is also pleasant to announce that it seems like we have reached the bottom and the recommendations for next year is 10% up again. Also the recommendation for haddock is 18% up, and then it is a reduction in saithe. This is also a quota we have so far. Maybe not an expectation that we are going to catch all that fish during next year, so it is not that crucial.

Speaker #1: Og så, det ene som Henning og Sjur har vært inne på, er en veldig positiv utvikling når det gjelder hvitfisk. Og i hvitfisk så har kvotene falt.

Speaker #1: Then to the whitefish highlights. A very good performance in the quarter. Now we have had a drop in the cod quota for the last five years.

Speaker #1: De siste fem årene. Og da kan jeg også si at nå er anbefalingen fra HI at kvotenedgangen nå har snudd. Nå er indrefileten vår, altså torskekvoten, opp med 10 %.

Speaker #1: And it's also pleasant also to announce that it seems like we have reached the bottom and the recommendations for next year is 10% up again.

Speaker #1: Og hysekvoten opp med 18 %. Og så seikvotene noe ned. Men når det gjelder sei også, så er det vanskelig å ta hele den kvoten.

Speaker #1: And also the recommendation for haddock is 18% up. And then it's a reduction in sight. But this is also a quota we have so far maybe not an expectation that we're going to catch all that fish during next year.

Arne Møgster: Seikvotene er noe ned, men når det gjelder sei er det vanskelig å ta hele den kvoten. Vi har aldri hatt så lite råstoff inn til både fabrikkene våre og båtene våre. Jeg tror det er rett å si at vi har heller aldri tjent så mye penger. Prisoppgangen har virkelig kompensert for nedgang i volum, og en ser potensialet på hva en kan få ut av det råstoffvolumet. Det er også veldig gledelig å se at den aktiviteten som blir gjort på land, vi har 10 fabrikker på land, nå virkelig begynner å gi forbedringer som gjør at tapet vi har på landsiden også blir begrenset i forhold til hva det historisk sett har vært. Da vil jeg gi ordet til fru Drivenes.

Speaker #1: Og vi har aldri hatt så lite råstoff inn til både fabrikkene våre og båtene våre. Og så tror jeg det er rett å si også at vi har heller aldri tjent så mye penger.

Speaker #1: So it's not that crucial. This is the year I would say that the raw material volumes has been on the lowest since we came in.

Speaker #1: Så prisoppgangen har virkelig kompensert for nedgang i volum. Og han ser liksom potensialet på hva han kan få ut av det råstoffvolumet. Og så er det også veldig gledelig å se at den aktiviteten som blir gjort på land.

Arne Møgster: This is the year I would say that the raw material volumes has been on the lowest since we came in. But has been compensated with very high prices both for cod, haddock, and saithe. We are expecting that we will have an EBIT in this segment between 400 to 450 million NOK this year, which is the best year so far. I will give the floor to Britt Kathrine to take you more into details the number.

Arne Møgster: This is the year I would say that the raw material volumes has been on the lowest since we came in. But has been compensated with very high prices both for cod, haddock, and saithe. We are expecting that we will have an EBIT in this segment between 400 to 450 million NOK this year, which is the best year so far. I will give the floor to Britt Kathrine to take you more into details the number.

Speaker #1: But has been compensated with very high prices both for cod, haddock and seite. And we are expecting that we will have an EBIT in this segment between 400 to 450 million NOK this year which is the best year so far.

Speaker #1: Vi har 10 fabrikker på land. Nå også, virkelig begynner å gi forbedringer som gjør at tapet vi har på landsiden, har også vært begrenset i forhold til det det historisk sett har vært.

Speaker #1: Then I will give the floor to Britt Katrina to take you more into details the number.

Speaker #1: Så da vil jeg gi ordet til fru Drivenes.

Speaker #2: I will start with the presentation of the financials. And to start, we Arne has talked you through the operation in the quarter. So this table sums up the raw material intake in the quarter and first half year.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: I will start with the presentation of the financials. To start, Arne has talked you through the operation in the quarter. This table sums up the raw material intake in the quarter and H1. When we look into the estimate for 2026, given the high El Niño-driven uncertainty, the 2026 total volume for Peru is set equal to the total catch as of today, and for illustration purposes. This figure includes our 50% share of Pelagia. Arne has taken you through the key figures in the start of the presentation. I will try not to repeat too much, but in short, the revenue is down by 10% and the adjusted EBITDA is down by 8%. The reduction in earnings comes from Lerøy Seafood Group and Ørsta Group. We have seen an increase in earnings in Foodcorp and in Pelagia.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: I will start with the presentation of the financials. To start, Arne has talked you through the operation in the quarter. This table sums up the raw material intake in the quarter and H1. When we look into the estimate for 2026, given the high El Niño-driven uncertainty, the 2026 total volume for Peru is set equal to the total catch as of today, and for illustration purposes. This figure includes our 50% share of Pelagia. Arne has taken you through the key figures in the start of the presentation. I will try not to repeat too much, but in short, the revenue is down by 10% and the adjusted EBITDA is down by 8%. The reduction in earnings comes from Lerøy Seafood Group and Ørsta Group. We have seen an increase in earnings in Foodcorp and in Pelagia.

Speaker #2: Takk for det, Arne. Ja, vi begynner med denne tabellen. Den har dere nå sett før, og Arne har jo tatt dere grundig gjennom driften i kvartalet.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Takk for det, Arne. Vi begynner med denne tabellen. Den har dere nå sett før, og Arne har tatt dere grundig gjennom driften i kvartalet. Dette er bare en oppsummering av råstoffvolumet innenfor de ulike segmentene i Q2 og i H1. Som Arne var inne på, når det gjelder forventninger til det totale volumet, så er det stor usikkerhet knyttet til hva slags effekt den pågående El Niño vil ha på en eventuell andre fiskesesong i Peru. Denne gangen har vi valgt å bare legge inn de reelle råstoffvolumene som vi har så langt i år i Peru i tabell for 2026. Denne grafen inkluderer vår 50% andel av Pelagia. Arne har tatt dere gjennom hovedtallene innledningsvis, så jeg skal ikke gjenta alt for mye. Kort oppsummert så har vi en nedgang i omsetning på 10% og en nedgang i EBITDA på 8%.

Speaker #2: Og dette er jo egentlig bare en oppsummering da av råstoffvolumet innenfor de ulike segmentene i andre kvartal i første halvår. Og som Arne var inne på, når det gjelder forventninger til det totale volumet, så er det jo stor usikkerhet knyttet til, kalles effekt, til den pågående delen inn. Gjør han vil ha på en eventuell andre fiskerisesong i Peru.

Speaker #2: And when we look into the estimate for 2026, given the high El Niño driven uncertainty, the 2026 total volume for Peru is set equal to the total catch as of today.

Speaker #2: And for illustration purposes. This figure includes our 50% share of Pelagia. And Arne has taken you through the key figures in the start of the presentation.

Speaker #2: Så denne gangen har vi valgt å bare legge inn de reelle råstoffvolumene som vi har så langt i år, i Peru, i tabell for Q2-26.

Speaker #2: So I will try not to repeat too much. But in short, the revenue is down by 10% and the adjusted EBITDA is down by 8%.

Speaker #2: Denne grafen, den inkluderer 50 % Vår, 50 % andel av Pelagia. Og Arne, han har jo tatt dere gjennom hovedtallene innledningsvis. Jeg skal ikke gjenta alt for mye.

Speaker #2: And the reduction in earnings are comes from Leroy Seafood Group. And a soil group. And we have seen an increase in earnings in food corp and in Pelagia.

Speaker #2: Kort oppsummert så har vi en nedgang i omsetning på 10 % og en nedgang i EBITDA på 8 %, sammenlignet med andre kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #2: And we will look closer into this when we are going through the segments. Since the key figures have already been presented, I will start on the line profit before tax and fair value adjustment which is down 22% from 493 million in second quarter last year to 385 million second quarter this year.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: sammenlignet med Q2 i fjor. Nedgangen kommer fra Lerøy Seafood Group og fra Austevoll Group, mens vi ser at vi har hatt en økning i inntjening i Foodcorp og i Pelagia om vi kikker litt nærmere på dem når vi kommer inn på segmentene. Hovedtallene er som sagt gjennomgått innledningsvis, så jeg begynner på den linjen som på godt norsk heter Profit Before Tax and Fair Value Adjustment. Den ser vi er ned med 22% fra 493 millioner i Q2 i fjor til 385 millioner i Q2 i år. Igjen, nedgangen kommer som følge av et lavere slaktet volum laks. Vi har hatt en veldig amputert første fiskesesong i Peru som følge av El Niño. Vi har noe høyere avskrivninger, 585 millioner opp fra 544 millioner. Vi har hatt ganske stort investeringsprogram de siste årene, spesielt innenfor ny teknologi i havbruk.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: We will look closer into this when we are going through the segments. Since the key figures have already been presented, I will start on the line profit before tax and fair value adjustment, which is down 22% from 493 million NOK in Q2 last year to 385 million NOK in Q2 this year. The lower profits comes as a consequence of a lower slaughtered volume of salmon and also from the suspended first fishing season in Peru. As you can see, we also have some higher depreciation, 585 million NOK up from 544 million NOK. We have had quite high CapEx in new technology within farming the latest years, and as a consequence of that, also the depreciation increased somehow. When we look at the result or the profit before tax, that is negative. It is -623 million NOK. It was +14 million NOK in Q2 last year.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: We will look closer into this when we are going through the segments. Since the key figures have already been presented, I will start on the line profit before tax and fair value adjustment, which is down 22% from 493 million NOK in Q2 last year to 385 million NOK in Q2 this year. The lower profits comes as a consequence of a lower slaughtered volume of salmon and also from the suspended first fishing season in Peru. As you can see, we also have some higher depreciation, 585 million NOK up from 544 million NOK. We have had quite high CapEx in new technology within farming the latest years, and as a consequence of that, also the depreciation increased somehow. When we look at the result or the profit before tax, that is negative. It is -623 million NOK. It was +14 million NOK in Q2 last year.

Speaker #2: Og nedgangen kommer fra Lerøy Seafood Group og fra Austral Group, mens vi ser at vi har hatt en økning i inntjening i Food Corp og i Pelagia.

Speaker #2: Og vi kikker litt nærmere på det når vi kommer inn på segmentene. Hovedtallene, som sagt, gjennomgått innledningsvis, så jeg begynner på den linjen som på godt norsk heter "profit before tax."

Speaker #2: En fair value adjustment. Den ser vi ned med 22 %, fra 493 millioner i andre kvartal i fjor til 385 millioner i andre kvartal i år.

Speaker #2: The lower profits comes as a consequence of a lower slaughtered volume of salmon. And also from the suspended first fishing season in Peru. As you can see, we also have some higher depreciation, 585 million up from 544 million.

Speaker #2: Og igjen, nedgangen kommer som følge av et lavere slaktevolum laks. Og så har vi jo hatt en veldig amputert første fiskerisesong i Peru som følge av El Niño.

Speaker #2: Så har vi noe høyere avskrivninger, 585 millioner opp fra 544 millioner. Og det er jo fordi vi har hatt et ganske stort investeringsprogram de siste årene, spesielt innenfor ny teknologi i havbruk.

Speaker #2: And we have had quite high capex in new technology in within farming. The latest years and as a consequence of that, also the depreciation increased somehow.

Speaker #2: Så da tar jo opp avskrivningene litt. Ser vi på resultat før skatt, så er den negativ, minus 623 millioner, mot et positivt resultat på 14 millioner i andre kvartal i fjor.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Det tar opp avskrivningene litt. Ser vi på resultat før skatt, så er den negativ, -623 millioner, mot et positivt resultat på 14 millioner i Q2 i fjor. Her må vi kikke på den betydelige negative påvirkningen som vi har av den regnskapstekniske justeringen av biomasse. Den utgjør hele 889 millioner for datterselskapene innenfor havbruk og -119 millioner for det tilknyttede selskapet Scottish Sea Farms. Biomassejusteringen er en regnskapsteknisk justering og har ingen kontanteffekter. Dette påvirker også resultat før skatt, som er -254 millioner, mot 106 millioner i pluss i Q2 i fjor. Inntjening per aksje, og da tar vi ut denne biomassejusteringen, som er en regnskapsteknisk justering. Den er på NOK 1.60 i kvartalet, opp fra NOK 1.30 i samme kvartal i fjor. Lerøy.

Speaker #2: When we look at the result or the profit before tax, that is negative. It's minus 623 million. It was 14 million plus in second quarter last year.

Speaker #2: Og her må vi kikke på den betydelige negative påvirkningen som vi har av den regnskapstekniske justeringen av biomasse. Den utgjør hele 889 millioner for datterselskapene innenfor havbruk, og minus 119 millioner for det tilknyttede selskapet Scottish Seafarms.

Speaker #2: And the this profit is substantially impacted by the very high fair value adjustment of biological assets in the quarter. You can see that the portfolio has a negative biological fair value adjustment of 889 million.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: This profit is substantially impacted by the very high fair value adjustment of biological assets in the quarter. You can see that the portfolio has a negative biological fair value adjustment of 889 million NOK. The fair value adjustment in the associates are 119 million NOK, which impact, of course, profit before tax. But also net profit for the year, which is -254 million NOK versus 106 million NOK in Q2 last year. Looking at earnings per share, we look at earnings per share before the fair value adjustment related to biological assets. That is NOK 1.6 in the quarter, up from NOK 1.3 in same quarter last year. The main value driver for Lerøy Seafood Group is, of course, harvested volume of salmon, which was close to 44,800 tonnes in Q2 this year, down 4,000 tonnes from 48,900 tonnes in the same quarter last year.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: This profit is substantially impacted by the very high fair value adjustment of biological assets in the quarter. You can see that the portfolio has a negative biological fair value adjustment of 889 million NOK. The fair value adjustment in the associates are 119 million NOK, which impact, of course, profit before tax. But also net profit for the year, which is -254 million NOK versus 106 million NOK in Q2 last year. Looking at earnings per share, we look at earnings per share before the fair value adjustment related to biological assets. That is NOK 1.6 in the quarter, up from NOK 1.3 in same quarter last year. The main value driver for Lerøy Seafood Group is, of course, harvested volume of salmon, which was close to 44,800 tonnes in Q2 this year, down 4,000 tonnes from 48,900 tonnes in the same quarter last year.

Speaker #2: Biomassejusteringen, den er en regnskapsteknisk justering. Har ingen kontanteffekter. Dette påvirker jo også resultat før skatt, så da minus 254 millioner mot 106 millioner i pluss i andre kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #2: And the fair value adjustment in the associate are 119 million. Which impact of course profit before tax. But also net profit for the year which is minus 254 million.

Speaker #2: Inntjening per aksje, og da tar vi ut denne biomassejusteringen som regnskapsteknisk justering. Den er på 1 krone og 60 øre i kvartalet, opp fra 1 krone og 30 øre i samme kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #2: Versus 106 million in second quarter last year. Looking at earnings per share and we look at earnings per share before the fair value adjustment related to biological assets, that is NOK 1.6 in the quarter up from NOK 1.3 in same quarter last year.

Speaker #2: Lerøy, de som har hørt på Henning og Sjur har jo fått en god innføring, og Arne har allerede vært igjennom Lerøy, så jeg kommenterer bare kort at her har vi jo litt lavere slaktevolum, 4,000 tonn ned sammenlignet med samme kvartal i fjor.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: De som har hørt på Henning og Sjur har fått en god innføring. Arne har allerede vært gjennom Lerøy, så jeg kommenterer bare kort. Der har vi litt lavere slaktevolum, 4,000 tons ned sammenlignet med samme kvartal i fjor. Slaktet 44,800 tons. Når det gjelder hvitfisk, så er det 6% opp på volumene. Det var en god prisøkning på viktige råstoff som torsk, hyse, og sei. Innenfor Market Operations blir de også påvirket omsetningsmessig på en nedgang i volum. Vi har hatt en økning i margin til 3.5% i kvartalet, opp fra 2.4% i samme kvartal i fjor. Oppsummert en omsetning på NOK 7.9 billion, en EBITDA på NOK 1.66 billion, og en EBIT på NOK 574 million, som er ned fra NOK 680 million i samme kvartal i fjor. Austevoll har hatt en veldig lav aktivitet.

Speaker #2: The main value driver for Leroy Seafood Group is of course harvested volume of salmon. Which was close to 44,800 tons in second quarter this year.

Speaker #2: Slakter 44,800 tonn. Når det gjelder hvitfisk, så er det 6 % opp på volumene. Da var det en god prisøkning på viktige råstoff – torsk og hyse.

Speaker #2: Down 4,000 tons from 48,900 tons in same quarter last year. Spot prices were in line with same period last year. But operational costs are materially down quarter on quarter from a very strong biology.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Spot prices were in line with the same period last year, but operational costs are materially down quarter on quarter from a very strong biology. Price realization, however, were impacted by a lower price per trout, and that was NOK 5 lower per kilogram than for salmon in the quarter. The harvested volume of trout was approximately 10,000 tons. For wild catch, we had a 6% higher catch volume compared to same quarter last year. We had higher realized prices for key species. You can see that the result is more or less in line with same quarter last year. However, we had a significant inventory build in the quarter, so catch values were substantially higher than what is recorded in the profit in the quarter. This inventory will be sold during Q3 and Q4. Market operation.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Spot prices were in line with the same period last year, but operational costs are materially down quarter on quarter from a very strong biology. Price realization, however, were impacted by a lower price per trout, and that was NOK 5 lower per kilogram than for salmon in the quarter. The harvested volume of trout was approximately 10,000 tons. For wild catch, we had a 6% higher catch volume compared to same quarter last year. We had higher realized prices for key species. You can see that the result is more or less in line with same quarter last year. However, we had a significant inventory build in the quarter, so catch values were substantially higher than what is recorded in the profit in the quarter. This inventory will be sold during Q3 and Q4. Market operation.

Speaker #2: Og siden, og innenfor Market Operation, så blir de også påvirket omsetningsmessig av en nedgang i volum. Har hatt en økning i margin der, 3,5 % i kvartalet, opp fra 2,4 % i samme kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #2: Price realization however were impacted by a lower price for trout. That was NOK 5 lower per kilogram than for salmon in the quarter. And the harvested volume of trout was approximately 10,000 tons.

Speaker #2: Så oppsummert: en omsetning på 7,9 milliarder, en EBITDA på 1 milliard og 66, og en EBIT på 574 millioner, som er ned fra 680 millioner i samme kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #2: And for wild catch we had a 6% higher catch volume. Compared to same quarter last year. We had higher realized prices for key species.

Speaker #2: Austral har jo hatt en veldig lav aktivitet. Et råstoffvolum, mottak av råstoff, på 34 000 tonn, ned 200 000 tonn sammenlignet med samme kvartal i fjor.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Et mottak av råstoff på 34,000 tons, ned 200,000 tons sammenlignet med samme kvartal i fjor. Det påvirker selvfølgelig de ferdige produktene vi har for salg, så salgsvolumet er betydelig ned. 12,000 tons med fiskemel og olje, ned fra 39,000 tons i Q2 i fjor. Vi har hatt en prisoppgang på produktene, men dette klarer ikke å kompensere for betydelige bortfall i volum og produksjon. Omsetning på NOK 291 million, en EBITDA ble negativ med NOK 61 million, og en negativ EBIT på NOK -124 million. Der var det en positiv EBIT i fjor på NOK 26 million. Foodcorp Chile S.A. leverer et sterkt resultat når vi ser det i forhold til fiskeriet som har vært i kvartalet. De ble også påvirket av varme havtemperaturer, og fiskeriet slakket av fra mars. Det vedvarte til nesten slutten av Q2 i år.

Speaker #2: So you can see that the result is more or less in line with same quarter last year. However we had a significant inventory build in the quarter.

Speaker #2: Og det påvirker jo selvfølgelig også da de ferdigproduktene som er for salg. Så salgsvolumene gikk betydelig ned: 12 000 tonn med fiskemel og olje, ifra 39 000 tonn i andre kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #2: So catch values were substantially higher than what is recorded in the profit in the quarter. This inventory will be sold during third and fourth quarter.

Speaker #2: Vi har hatt en prisoppgang på produktene, men dette klarer jo ikke å kompensere for det betydelige bortfallet i volum og produksjon. Omsetning på 291 millioner, en EBITDA ble negativ med 1,60 millioner, og en negativ EBIT på minus 124 millioner.

Speaker #2: Market operation. Revenue here also impacted by lower volumes of salmon and a strengthened of the NOK. We have a higher margin in the quarter compared to first quarter this year.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Revenue here also impacted by lower volumes of salmon and a strengthening of the NOK. We have a higher margin in the quarter compared to Q1 this year. It was 3.5% in Q2, and it was 2.4% in Q1 this year. To sum up, a revenue of almost NOK 7.9 billion, EBITDA adjusted of NOK 1.1 billion, and the EBIT adjusted of NOK 574 million, down from NOK 680 million in the same quarter last year. In Austevoll, we have had very low activity as Arne has already mentioned. The first fishing season was suspended, and the total raw material intake for Austevoll was 34,000 tons, down 200,000 tons from same quarter last year. Fishmeal and fish oil prices are up, but of course, do not compensate for the shortage of raw material. Also sales volumes are down, of course.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Revenue here also impacted by lower volumes of salmon and a strengthening of the NOK. We have a higher margin in the quarter compared to Q1 this year. It was 3.5% in Q2, and it was 2.4% in Q1 this year. To sum up, a revenue of almost NOK 7.9 billion, EBITDA adjusted of NOK 1.1 billion, and the EBIT adjusted of NOK 574 million, down from NOK 680 million in the same quarter last year. In Austevoll, we have had very low activity as Arne has already mentioned. The first fishing season was suspended, and the total raw material intake for Austevoll was 34,000 tons, down 200,000 tons from same quarter last year. Fishmeal and fish oil prices are up, but of course, do not compensate for the shortage of raw material. Also sales volumes are down, of course.

Speaker #2: It was 3.5% in second quarter. And it was 2.4% in first quarter this year. So to sum up, revenue of almost 7.9 billion. EBITDA adjusted of 1.1 billion.

Speaker #2: Der var det en positiv EBIT i fjor på 26 millioner. Food Corp leverer et sterkt resultat når vi ser det i forhold til fiskeriet som har vært i kvartalet.

Speaker #2: De ble jo også påvirket av hva vi har hatt av temperaturer. Og fiskeriet slakket av fra mars, og da vedvarte det jo til nesten slutten av andre kvartal i år.

Speaker #2: And the EBIT adjusted of 574 million. Down from 680 million in same quarter last year. In a soil we have had very low activity as Arne has already mentioned.

Speaker #2: Da tok fiskeriet seg opp igjen og har vært godt nå inn i tredje kvartal. Tatt imot 31 000 tonn med råstoff, som er ned fra 39 000 tonn i samme kvartal i fjor.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Da tok fiskeriet seg opp igjen og har vært godt nå inn i Q3. Tatt imot 31,000 tons råstoff, som er ned fra 39,000 tons i samme kvartal i fjor. Noe opp på mottaket av ansjovis og sardin, 15,000 tons mot cirka 9,000 tons i fjor. Som følge av manglende fiskeri i Peru og nedgang i kvotene vi har hatt her i Nord-Atlanteren, er tilbudssiden betydelig redusert. Det har gitt prisoppgang. Vi ser at vi har hatt en oppgang i prisene oppnådd i frosne produkter på 84%, 54% opp på fiskemel, og hele 167% opp på fiskeolje. Til tross for et lavere fiskeri og råstoffmottak, har prisøkningen kompensert for dette. En omsetning i kvartalet på NOK 406 million, en EBITDA på NOK 134 million, og en EBIT på NOK 119 million, som er opp fra NOK 80 million i samme kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #2: The first fishing season was suspended. And the total raw material intake for a soil was 34,000 tons. Down 200,000 tons from same quarter last year.

Speaker #2: Nå opp på mottaket av ansjovette og sardin: 15 000 tonn mot cirka 9 000 tonn i fjor. Og som følge av manglende fiskeri i Peru og den nedgangen i kvotene som har vært her i Nordatlanteren, så er jo tilførselen betydelig redusert, og det har jo gitt prisoppgang.

Speaker #2: Fish meal and fish oil prices are up. But of course do not compensate for the shortage of raw material. So also sales volumes are down of course.

Speaker #2: Så vi ser at vi har hatt en oppgang i frosne priser opp, når det gjelder frosne produkter på 84 %, 54 % opp på fiskemel og hele 167 % opp på fiskeolje.

Speaker #2: Fish meal and fish oil sales volume of 12,000 tons. Down from 39,000 tons in same quarter last year. Revenue in the quarter of 291 million.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Fishmeal and fish oil sales volume of 12,000 tons, down from 39,000 tons in the same quarter last year. Revenue in the quarter of NOK 291 million and a negative EBITDA of NOK 61 million and a negative EBIT of -NOK 124 million versus NOK 26 million in same quarter last year. Foodcorp has had a very strong performance in the quarter. Also, Foodcorp were impacted by the ongoing El Niño and warmer sea temperatures. The fishery started to slow down in March, and that has continued in Q2. The fishery started to pick up again towards the end of the quarter and has been good now in Q3. The raw material intake in total was 31,000 tons, down from 39,000 tons.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Fishmeal and fish oil sales volume of 12,000 tons, down from 39,000 tons in the same quarter last year. Revenue in the quarter of NOK 291 million and a negative EBITDA of NOK 61 million and a negative EBIT of -NOK 124 million versus NOK 26 million in same quarter last year. Foodcorp has had a very strong performance in the quarter. Also, Foodcorp were impacted by the ongoing El Niño and warmer sea temperatures. The fishery started to slow down in March, and that has continued in Q2. The fishery started to pick up again towards the end of the quarter and has been good now in Q3. The raw material intake in total was 31,000 tons, down from 39,000 tons.

Speaker #2: Så til tross for et lavere fiskeri og råstoffmottak, så har da prisøkningen kompensert for dette her. En omsetning i kvartalet på 406 millioner, en EBITDA på 134 millioner og en EBIT på 119 millioner, så opp fra 80 millioner i samme kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #2: And negative EBITDA of 61 million. And a negative EBIT of minus 124 million. Versus 26 million in same quarter last year. Food corp has had a very strong performance in the quarter.

Speaker #2: Also food corp were impacted by the ongoing El Niño and warmer sea temperatures. So the fisheries started to slow down in March. And that has continued in second quarter.

Speaker #2: Kobbervik og Furuholmen driver havbruk her på Vestlandet. De har slaktet cirka 7 % høyere volum i andre kvartal i år sammenlignet med i fjor.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Kobbervik og Furuholmen Oppdrett AS driver havbruk her på Vestlandet. De har slaktet cirka 7% høyere volum i Q2 i år sammenlignet med i fjor, knappe 2,100 tons. Spotprisene er på linje med fjoråret, men kosten her er betydelig ned sammenlignet med samme kvartal i fjor. De har oppnådd en EBIT per kilo på NOK 7.80, som er opp fra en negativ EBIT på NOK -4.30 i Q2 i fjor. Omsetning totalt på NOK 149 million, en EBITDA adjusted på NOK 29 million, og en EBIT adjusted på NOK 16 million. Som er opp fra en negativ EBIT i fjor på NOK -8 million. Konsernet har, som jeg var inne på, en sterk balanse. Egenkapitalandel på 52%. Totalbalansen ved utgangen av juni er på NOK 50.3 billion, ned 3% sammenlignet med samme perioden i fjor.

Speaker #2: Knappe 2,100 tonn. Spotprisene er jo på linje med fjoråret, men kostnaden her er betydelig ned sammenlignet med samme kvartal i fjor. Så de har oppnådd en EBIT per kilo på 7,80 øre, altså opp fra en negativ EBIT på 4,30 øre i andre kvartal i fjor.

Speaker #2: The fisheries started to pick up again towards the end of the quarter. And has been good now in Q3. The raw material intake in total was 31,000 tons.

Speaker #2: Down from 39,000 tons. And also you can see there is a substantially lower sales of finished products. Only 9,000 tons of frozen products. Down from 33,000 tons in same quarter last year.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Also you can see there is a substantially lower sales of finished products, only 9,000 tons of frozen products, down from 33,000 tons in same quarter last year. However, the tightening of the market for both fishmeal, fish oil, but also frozen products has given us higher prices. So frozen prices are up 84%. Fishmeal price is up 54%, and fish oil price is up 167% compared to same period last year. Revenue in the quarter was NOK 406 million. EBITDA was NOK 134 million, and the EBIT was NOK 119 million, up from NOK 80 million in same quarter 2025. Kobbevik og Furuholmen Oppdrett, they have harvested 2,100 tons of salmon. That is up 7% compared to same quarter last year. Spot prices in line with same period last year, but costs are significantly lower year on year.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Also you can see there is a substantially lower sales of finished products, only 9,000 tons of frozen products, down from 33,000 tons in same quarter last year. However, the tightening of the market for both fishmeal, fish oil, but also frozen products has given us higher prices. So frozen prices are up 84%. Fishmeal price is up 54%, and fish oil price is up 167% compared to same period last year. Revenue in the quarter was NOK 406 million. EBITDA was NOK 134 million, and the EBIT was NOK 119 million, up from NOK 80 million in same quarter 2025. Kobbevik og Furuholmen Oppdrett, they have harvested 2,100 tons of salmon. That is up 7% compared to same quarter last year. Spot prices in line with same period last year, but costs are significantly lower year on year.

Speaker #2: Omsetning totalt på 149 millioner, en EBITDA adjusted på 29 millioner, og en EBIT adjusted på 16 millioner. Så opp fra en negativ EBIT i fjor på minus 8.

Speaker #2: However the tightening of the market for both fish meal fish oil but also frozen products has given us higher prices. So frozen prices are up 84%.

Speaker #2: Konsernet har, som Arne var inne på, en sterk balanse med en egenkapitalandel på 52 %. Totalbalansen ved utgangen av juni var på 50,3 milliarder, ned 3 % sammenlignet med samme periode i fjor.

Speaker #2: Fish meal prices up 54%. And fish oil prices up 167% compared to same period last year. Revenue in the quarter was 406 million. EBITDA was 134 million.

Speaker #2: Del av konsernet har jo annen funksjonell valuta enn norske kroner. Så omregning vil jo hele tiden der være avhengig av størrelsen på den norske kronen.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: En del av konsernet har annen funksjonell valuta enn norske kroner, så omregning vil hele tiden være avhengig av størrelsen på norske kroner. Netto rentebærende gjeld er på NOK 8.8 billion ved utgangen av kvartalet. Det er på nivå med 31 December 2025, men ned fra NOK 9.1 billion ved utgangen av juni i fjor. Det har vært en sterk kontantstrøm fra operasjon, NOK 1.7 billion, og det er løst opp i arbeidskapital både innenfor havbruk og pelagisk. Investeringer er noe ned hvis du ser på kvartalet sammenlignet med i fjor, men dette er stort sett forskyvninger i investeringstakten. Vi forventer ikke at det er stor endring totalt på året sammenlignet med i fjor. Kontantstrøm fra finansiering er -NOK 2.3 billion, og det er betalt ut i overkant av NOK 2 billion i utbytte ut av konsernet. Av dette utgjør NOK 1.3 billion utbytte til aksjonærene i Austevoll Seafood.

Speaker #2: And the EBIT was 119 million. Up from 80 million in same quarter 2025. Kobe Vico Furuholmen Oppdrett. They have harvested 2,100 tons of salmon.

Speaker #2: Nettorentebærende gjeld den på 8,8 milliarder ved utgangen av kvartalet. Det er jo på nivå med 3 112 i 25, men ned ifra 9,1 milliarder ved utgangen av juni i fjor.

Speaker #2: That is up 7% compared to same quarter last year. Spot prices in line with same period last year. But costs are significantly lower year on year.

Speaker #2: Det har vært en sterk kontantstrøm fra operasjonen, 1,7 milliarder, og det er løst opp i arbeidskapital både innenfor havbruk og innenfor pelagisk. Investeringene er noe ned hvis du ser på kvartalet sammenlignet med i fjor, men dette er stort sett forskyvninger i investeringstakten, sånn at vi forventer ikke at det blir stor endring totalt på året sammenlignet med i fjor.

Speaker #2: So that gives an EBIT per kilo in the quarter of NOK 7.8. Up from a negative EBIT per kilo of minus 4.3 in same quarter last year.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: That gives an EBIT per kilo in the quarter of NOK 7.8, up from a negative EBIT per kilo of -4.3 in same quarter last year. In total, revenue of NOK 149 million, EBITDA adjusted of NOK 29 million and EBIT adjusted of NOK 16 million, up from a negative EBIT of NOK 8 million in same quarter 2025. The group has a very strong balance sheet and the equity ratio is 52%. The total assets are NOK 50.3 billion. That is down 3% compared to end of Q2 last year. Some of the group companies have other functional currency than NOK, and of course, weakness or strengthening of the NOK will impact the conversion of the functional currency into NOK. By the end of June, the group had a net interest-bearing debt of NOK 8.8 billion.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: That gives an EBIT per kilo in the quarter of NOK 7.8, up from a negative EBIT per kilo of -4.3 in same quarter last year. In total, revenue of NOK 149 million, EBITDA adjusted of NOK 29 million and EBIT adjusted of NOK 16 million, up from a negative EBIT of NOK 8 million in same quarter 2025. The group has a very strong balance sheet and the equity ratio is 52%. The total assets are NOK 50.3 billion. That is down 3% compared to end of Q2 last year. Some of the group companies have other functional currency than NOK, and of course, weakness or strengthening of the NOK will impact the conversion of the functional currency into NOK. By the end of June, the group had a net interest-bearing debt of NOK 8.8 billion.

Speaker #2: In total revenue of 149 million. EBITDA adjusted of 29 million. And EBIT adjusted of 16 million. Up from a negative EBIT of 8 million in same quarter 2025.

Speaker #2: Kontantstrøm fra finansiering ble minus 2,3 milliarder, og det ble betalt ut i overkant av 2 milliarder i utbytte ut av konsernet. Av dette utgjør 1,3 milliarder utbytte til aksjonærene i Austevoll Seafood.

Speaker #2: The group has a very strong balance sheet. And the equity ratio is 52%. The total assets are 50.3 billion. That is down 3% compared to end of second quarter last year.

Speaker #2: Så, avslutningsvis, så hadde vi en kontantbeholdning når vi gikk ut av juni på 4,6 milliarder, opp fra 4,5 milliarder ved utgangen av juni i 25.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: Avslutningsvis hadde vi en kontantbeholdning da vi gikk ut av juni på NOK 4.6 billion, som er opp fra NOK 4.5 billion ved utgangen av juni i 2025.

Speaker #2: Some of the group companies have other functional currency than NOK. And of course weakness or strengthening of the NOK will impact the conversion of the functional currency into NOK.

Speaker #2: By the end of June the group had a net interest bearing debt of 8.8 billion. That's in line with the end of 2025. But it's down from 9.1 billion by the end of June 2025.

Speaker #1: Da skal jeg prøve å gi våre refleksjoner på markedet, og starte opp med tilbudssiden på fiskemel. Som dere ser på tabellen på høyre hånd for dere, ser en at det ikke bare er Peru som går ned i volum.

Arne Møgster: Da skal vi prøve å gi våre refleksjoner på markedet og starte opp med tilbudssiden på fiskemel. Som dere ser på tabellen på høyre hånd, ser en at det ikke bare er Peru som er ned i volum. Dette viser de største produsentene i verden, og en ser at El Niño har påvirket Nord-Chile. Melvolumet er ned cirka 32%. En ser i Peru 72%, i Danmark og Norge ned med 41%, og resten av Nord-Atlanteren er ned med 18%. Igjen, den peruanske kvoten var jo satt 36% mindre, og det er fisket 25% av dette der. De prisene som er oppgitt her, det er de prisene som er omsatt i Peru, så er i utgangspunktet omsatt i forkant av at fiskeriet ble stoppet. Det er nok noe høyere nå enn det du ser her.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: That is in line with the end of 2025, but it is down from NOK 9.1 billion by the end of June 2025. We have had a very strong cash performance from operating activities, and that was NOK 1.7 billion. That is supported by a significant release of working capital in the quarter, both from farming but also from the pelagic activity. Cash from investing activity is -NOK 219 million, and that is lower compared to same quarter last year, but this is more or less timing. We expect that our CapEx in 2026 will be in line or a little bit lower than 2025. Cash from financing activity is -NOK 2.2 billion, and you can see that the dividend paid out is the largest amount there. It is over NOK 2 billion. Of this, NOK 1.3 billion was paid to the shareholders of Austevoll Seafood ASA.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: That is in line with the end of 2025, but it is down from NOK 9.1 billion by the end of June 2025. We have had a very strong cash performance from operating activities, and that was NOK 1.7 billion. That is supported by a significant release of working capital in the quarter, both from farming but also from the pelagic activity. Cash from investing activity is -NOK 219 million, and that is lower compared to same quarter last year, but this is more or less timing. We expect that our CapEx in 2026 will be in line or a little bit lower than 2025. Cash from financing activity is -NOK 2.2 billion, and you can see that the dividend paid out is the largest amount there. It is over NOK 2 billion. Of this, NOK 1.3 billion was paid to the shareholders of Austevoll Seafood ASA.

Speaker #2: We have had a very strong cash performance from operating activities. And that was 1.7 billion. And that is supported by a significant release of working capital in the quarter.

Speaker #1: Dette her viser de største produsentene i verden. Og en ser at El Niñoen har påvirket Nord-Chile med volumet ned cirka 32 %. En ser i Peru 72, i Danmark og Norge ned med 42 % eller 41 %.

Speaker #2: Both from farming but also from the pelagic activity. Cash from investing activity is minus 219 million. And that is lower compared to same quarter last year.

Speaker #1: Og resten av Nordatlanten ned med 18 %. Og igjen, den peruanske kvoten var jo satt 36 % mindre, og det ble fisket 25 % av dette der.

Speaker #2: But this is more or less timing. We expect that our capex in 2026 will be in line or a little bit lower than 2025.

Speaker #1: De prisene som oppgitt her det de prisene som omsatt i Peru som i utgangspunktet omsatt i forkant av at fiskeriet ble stoppet. Så det nok noe høyere nå enn det du ser her.

Speaker #2: Cash from financing activity is minus 2.2 billion. And you can see that dividend paid out is the largest amount there. It's over 2 billion.

Speaker #1: Og det en kan si er at når en ser på totaliteten, så er utbyttet betydelig mindre egentlig over hele verden sammenlignet med tilsvarende periode i fjor.

Speaker #2: And of this 1.3 billion was paid to the shareholders of Austevoll Seafood ASA. And we ended the quarter with a cash position of 4.6 billion.

Arne Møgster: Det en kan si er at når en ser på totaliteten, så er utbyttet betydelig mindre egentlig over hele verden sammenlignet med tilsvarende periode i fjor. Det er jo det som driver prisene. Ser en på de største konsumentene i verden, så konsumerer Kina normalt sett cirka 25% av verdensproduksjonen. En ser også at lagernivåene der er betydelig lavere enn hva de historisk sett har vært. Ligger på det halve nivået, og en ser også at konsumet der går ned som en konsekvens av et lavere utbytte. Prisnivået er noe større enn hva de måtte ha kjøpt fra Peru, så egentlig også stimulerer til igjen høyere konsum. Så kommer vi til fiskeolje, og der er det en tilsvarende utvikling. Det som har vært positivt, vil jeg si for Chile en del på det området som vi har fisket, det er at oljeutbyttet har vært ekstremt godt.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: We ended the quarter with a cash position of NOK 4.6 billion, which is up from NOK 4.5 billion in same quarter last year. Thank you very much.

Britt Kathrine Drivenes: We ended the quarter with a cash position of NOK 4.6 billion, which is up from NOK 4.5 billion in same quarter last year. Thank you very much.

Speaker #2: Which is up from 4.5 billion in same quarter last year. Thank you very much.

Speaker #1: Og det er jo da som driver prisene, ser en på den største konsumenten i verden, som Kina. De konsumerer normalt sett cirka 25 % av verdensproduksjon.

Speaker #1: Dana will give you the view on the different market for the different segments we are operating within. And start to give our reflection on the fish meal market.

Arne Møgster: I will give you the view on the different market for the different segments we are operating within and start to give a reflection on the fishmeal market. Among the largest fishmeal producers, you can also see here that it is not only in Peru where production is much lower than it was compared with last year. You also see same development in Chile, Denmark and Norway and also the rest of the North Atlantic. Volume is down, I would say, up to August among the biggest producer with 54%. That has been one of the reason why we are seeing increasing prices. The prices we are announcing here are not updated because it is related to the latest trade which has been done in Peru, which was done in the beginning of the season before fishing were failing.

Arne Møgster: I will give you the view on the different market for the different segments we are operating within and start to give a reflection on the fishmeal market. Among the largest fishmeal producers, you can also see here that it is not only in Peru where production is much lower than it was compared with last year. You also see same development in Chile, Denmark and Norway and also the rest of the North Atlantic. Volume is down, I would say, up to August among the biggest producer with 54%. That has been one of the reason why we are seeing increasing prices. The prices we are announcing here are not updated because it is related to the latest trade which has been done in Peru, which was done in the beginning of the season before fishing were failing.

Speaker #1: Så ser en også at lagernivåene der er betydelig lavere enn hva de historisk sett har vært. Ligger på det halve nivået. Og en ser også at konsumet der går ned som en konsekvens av et lavere utbud.

Speaker #1: And among the largest fish meal producers you can also see here that is not only in Peru. Where production is much lower than it was compared with last year.

Speaker #1: Prisnivået noe større enn hva de måtte kjøpe fra Peru. Så egentlig, og det stimulerer til igjen høyere konsum. Så kommer vi til fiskeolje, og der er det en tilsvarende utvikling.

Speaker #1: You also see same development in Chile, Denmark and Norway. And also the rest of the North Atlantic. So volume is down. I would say up to August among the biggest producer with 54%.

Speaker #1: Det som har vært positivt, vil jeg si, for Chile sin del på det området, som å fiske, er at oljeutbyttet har vært ekstremt godt.

Speaker #1: Sånn at når du ser på mel, så var det ned betydelig mer enn hva det var på oljeproduksjonen i Chile. I Peru har oljeutbyttet vært lavt.

Arne Møgster: Når du ser på mel, så var det ned betydelig mer enn hva det er på oljeproduksjon i Chile. I Peru har oljeutbyttet vært lavt. Det har vært fisket cirka 450,000 tons totalt i Peru i år, og et oljeutbytte som har ligget under 2%, så cirka produsert i perioden 8,000 tons. Så nesten du kan få inn på øyet, så lite volum er det blant den største produsenten. Igjen, en ser på oljen inn mot fôr, så tipper jeg at det ikke har vært omsatt så mye. Her er det konsumindustrien eller omega-3 produsentene som kommer til å ta den største andelen av fiskeolje fra Peru. De prisene som du ser nå er historisk høye på over USD 12,000 tonnet. Henning til å ta gjennom utviklingen i lakseveksten. Som han sier så hadde vi en fantastisk vekst fra 2024 til 2025.

Speaker #1: And that has been one of the reasons why we have seen increasing prices. Another prices we are announcing here is not updated. Because it's related to the latest trade which has been done in Peru.

Speaker #1: Det har vært fisket cirka 450 000 tonn totalt i Peru i år, og et oljeutbytte som har ligget under 2 %. Så det er cirka produsert i perioden 8 000 tonn.

Speaker #1: Which was done in the beginning of the season before fishing were failing. So again the supply remains tight. And that's the reason why we have seen no fish meal prices increasing to all time high.

Arne Møgster: So again, the supply remains tight, and that is the reason why we have seen now fishmeal prices increasing to all-time high at present day. Also on fishmeal consumption, we also look into China, which normally consumes 25% of the total volumes being produced. You can see here that the stock in China is 54% down. The weekly offtake is of course less as a consequence of the stock situation. Prices are higher than what it was traded in Peru. We are also seeing that as a consequence of the volume Peru has, the imports to China has also gone down, mainly driven by lower volume from Peru. If you look at Chilean fish oil production, it is not that much down compared with the fishmeal production. That is mainly due to quite good high oil yields, in particular in the fisheries in the south.

Arne Møgster: So again, the supply remains tight, and that is the reason why we have seen now fishmeal prices increasing to all-time high at present day. Also on fishmeal consumption, we also look into China, which normally consumes 25% of the total volumes being produced. You can see here that the stock in China is 54% down. The weekly offtake is of course less as a consequence of the stock situation. Prices are higher than what it was traded in Peru. We are also seeing that as a consequence of the volume Peru has, the imports to China has also gone down, mainly driven by lower volume from Peru. If you look at Chilean fish oil production, it is not that much down compared with the fishmeal production. That is mainly due to quite good high oil yields, in particular in the fisheries in the south.

Speaker #1: Så nesten du kan få inn på øya, så lite volumet der blant de største produsentene. Og igjen, en ser på olje inn mot fôr, så tipper jeg at det ikke har vært omsatt så mye.

Speaker #1: At current present day. Also on fish meal consumption we also look into China. Which normally consumes 25% of the total volumes being produced. And you can see here that the stock in China is 54% down.

Speaker #1: Her er det konsumindustrien eller omega-3-produsentene som kommer til å ta den største andelen av fiskeolje fra Peru. Og de prisene som du ser nå, er historisk høye, på over 12 000 dollar per tonn.

Speaker #1: Så har Henning tatt dere gjennom utviklingen i lakseveksten, og som han sier, så har det vært en fantastisk vekst fra '24 til '25. En ser fra '25 til '26, fram til nå, at det også er en ekstremt god vekst.

Speaker #1: The weekly offtake is of course less as a consequence of the stock situation. Prices is higher than what it was traded in Peru. And we also seen that as a consequence of the volume Peru has the imports from to China is also going down.

Arne Møgster: En ser fra 2025 til 2026 frem til nå, så har vi også hatt en ekstremt god vekst. I år er det forventet en totalvekst på cirka 3% ut fra Norge. Den veksten er allerede tatt ut, og det gir oss igjen forhåpninger om positiv prisutvikling på laks. Så var jeg inne på det kvartalet tilsvarende spotpriser. Det var i samme kvartalet i fjor. Når det er sagt, justerer han for styrking av den norske kronen, så ser han også at han har hatt en bedre pris i euro sammenlignet med samme kvartal i fjor. Så er det kjekt, det er vekst. En har bygd marked i den perioden med lave laksepriser. Så er det jo kjekt at markedet som ligger utenfor stuedøra, så har veldig god vekst her i Europa.

Speaker #1: I år er det forventet at det blir en total vekst på cirka 3 % ut fra Norge. Og den veksten er allerede tatt ut. Dette gir oss igjen forhåpninger om positiv prisutvikling på laks.

Speaker #1: Mainly driven by lower volume from Peru. If you look at Chilean fish oil production it's not that much down compared with the fish meal production.

Speaker #1: 20 var inne på det i kvartalet. Tilsvarende spotpriser som det var i samme kvartalet i fjor. Når det er sagt, justerer han for styrking av den norske kronen.

Speaker #1: And that's mainly due to quite good high oil yields in particular in the fisheries in the south. So the production there is only down by 3%.

Arne Møgster: The production there is only down by 3%. Peru is down by 68%. If you look at the total production of 400,000 to 500,000 tons and oil yield of less than 2%, the total production in the season has been approximately 8,000 tons, which is very low compared with a normal season in Peru. That is the reason why you in particular see that the omega-3 grades is showing a $12,250 per ton. I would say the feed grade is not representative because I think it is less volumes sold in that period and prices for feed is higher than what you see here in the picture. Then to talk about salmon supply. If you look from 2024 to 2025, the global supply of salmon had a growth of 12%, which were tremendously high. In 2026, the supply is expected to be around 3% and in 2027, 3%.

Arne Møgster: The production there is only down by 3%. Peru is down by 68%. If you look at the total production of 400,000 to 500,000 tons and oil yield of less than 2%, the total production in the season has been approximately 8,000 tons, which is very low compared with a normal season in Peru. That is the reason why you in particular see that the omega-3 grades is showing a $12,250 per ton. I would say the feed grade is not representative because I think it is less volumes sold in that period and prices for feed is higher than what you see here in the picture. Then to talk about salmon supply. If you look from 2024 to 2025, the global supply of salmon had a growth of 12%, which were tremendously high. In 2026, the supply is expected to be around 3% and in 2027, 3%.

Speaker #1: Peru is down by 68%. If you look at total production of 4,500,000 tons and oil yields of less than 2%. The total production season has been approximately 8,000 tons.

Speaker #1: Så ser en at den har hatt en bedre pris i euro sammenlignet med samme kvartal i fjor. Og så er det kjekt, det er vekst en har bygd i markedet i den perioden med lave laksepriser. Også er det jo kjekt at det markedet som ligger utenfor stuedøren også har veldig god vekst her i Europa.

Speaker #1: Which is very low compared with a normal season in Peru. And that's the reason why you in particular see that the omega 3 grades is showing a 12,250 dollars per ton.

Speaker #1: Og en kan ikke unngå å nevne at det asiatiske markedet, og spesielt Kina, kommer nok til å bli viktigere og viktigere for oss norske produsenter framover.

Arne Møgster: En kan ikke unngå å nevne også at det asiatiske markedet, og spesielt Kina, kommer nok til å bli viktigere og viktigere for oss norske produsenter fremover. Oppsummert for å gå inn for landing. Igjen, vi har slaktet 4,000 tons mindre enn hva vi gjorde i fjor. Vi har hatt god biologi gjennom sommeren, og som Henning var inne på, så går han inn på høsten som normalt sett er den mest krevende perioden med litt bedre selvtillit enn hva vi har gjort tidligere år. Vi har håndtert mindre med fisken vår i sommer, så gjør at en er litt optimistisk med tanke på inngangen til høsten. Veldig positivt for laksen her på Vestlandet at en har hatt det temperaturbildet når en går inn nå i høsten, og ser frem til egentlig siste H2. Igjen, hvitfisk segmentet leverer godt.

Speaker #1: And I would say the feed grade is not representative. Because I think it's less volumes sold in that period than prices for feed is higher than what you see here in the picture.

Speaker #1: Så, oppsummert: For å gå inn for landing igjen med å slakte 4 000 tonn mindre enn hva vi gjorde i fjor. Vi har hatt god biologi gjennom sommeren.

Speaker #1: Then to talk about salmon supply. If you look from 2024 to 2025 the global supply of salmon had a growth of 12%. Which were tremendously high.

Speaker #1: Og som Henning var inne på, så går han inn på høsten, så normalt sett den mest krevende perioden, med litt bedre skjøtelitt enn hva vi har gjort tidligere år.

Speaker #1: And at 2026 the supply is expected to be around 3%. And in 2027 3%. If you look at the volumes from Norway I would say that this growth is already taken out.

Speaker #1: Vi har herjet mindre med fisken våres i sommer. Så gjør at han litt optimistisk i forhold til inngangen til høsten. Veldig positivt for laksen her på Vestlandet at en har hatt temperaturbildet når en går inn nå i høsten.

Arne Møgster: If you look at the volumes from Norway, I would say that this growth is already taken out. We are expecting, I would say, negative growth on the volumes in the continuous of 2026. I would also say that the market sentiments, in particular on the supply side, is favorable for stronger prices going into the end of the year, also compared with the same period last year. We see Q2 prices is more or less in line with 2025. That is in NOK. If you consider that the NOK has been strengthening through euro, I would say the underlying prices in euro were 6% higher in the quarter than how it was in Q2 2025. Then we have had a good increase in the EU market, which is important for the Norwegian salmon production.

Arne Møgster: If you look at the volumes from Norway, I would say that this growth is already taken out. We are expecting, I would say, negative growth on the volumes in the continuous of 2026. I would also say that the market sentiments, in particular on the supply side, is favorable for stronger prices going into the end of the year, also compared with the same period last year. We see Q2 prices is more or less in line with 2025. That is in NOK. If you consider that the NOK has been strengthening through euro, I would say the underlying prices in euro were 6% higher in the quarter than how it was in Q2 2025. Then we have had a good increase in the EU market, which is important for the Norwegian salmon production.

Speaker #1: And we are expecting I would say negative growth on the volumes in the continuous of 2026. And I would also say that market sentiments in particular on the supply side is favorable for stronger prices going into the end of the year.

Speaker #1: Og ser fram til egentlig siste halvår. Igjen, hvitfisk-segmentet leverer godt. Positivt at en ser nå at torskekvotene har begynt å svinge oppover sammen med hysekvotene.

Arne Møgster: Positivt at en ser nå at torskekvotene har begynt å svinge oppover sammen med hysekvotene. Det er selvfølgelig viktig når det er volum, så er grunnlaget både for fiskeribiten og ikke minst konsumanleggene våre oppe i Nord-Norge. Så kommer vi til Peru, og igjen, Peru blir det et krevende år for oss. Det blir spennende å se om det blir åpnet for et fiskeri i oktober, november. Om det blir åpnet for fiskeri, er det selvfølgelig mulighet til å ha en okay inntjening når en ser på de prisene en har. Men forventningene våre er at det blir ikke en normal sesong i andre sesong. Det ligger igjen en El Niño vest i Stillehavet, og det som vil bestemme om det blir fiskeri eller ikke, er om den kommer inn til kysten eller ikke.

Speaker #1: Also compared with the same period last year. We see second quarter prices is more or less in line with 2025. That's a knock. And if you consider that the knock has been strengthening through euro.

Speaker #1: Og det er selvfølgelig viktig, når det er volum som er grunnlaget både for fiskeribiten og ikke minst konsumanleggene våre oppe i Nord-Norge. Så kommer vi til Peru.

Speaker #1: Og igjen, Peru: der blir det krevende år for oss. Det blir spennende å se om det blir åpnet for et fiskeri i oktober–november.

Speaker #1: I would say the underlying prices in euro is 6% higher in the quarter than how it was in second quarter 2025. And then we have had a good increase in the EU market.

Speaker #1: Og om det blir åpnet for fiskeri, så er det selvfølgelig mulighet til å ha en ok inntjening når en ser på de prisene som en har.

Speaker #1: Which is important for the Norwegian salmon production. And we also see that China and Hong Kong is up with 22% in the period which is going to be an important market for the Norwegian salmon production going forward.

Arne Møgster: We also see that China and Hong Kong is up 22% in the period, which is going to be an important market for the Norwegian salmon production going forward. Summing up, I would say we have had a good biological performance. We have had a summer with lower temperatures than normal. I would say bringing our biomass in a better state into the autumn, which we are heading. We are a bit optimistic in terms of improving our performance this autumn compared with the last autumn in 2025. Cost per kilo is down from Q1 to Q2, and we are also expecting to continue this development with a bit lower cost. Also, when you take into account that fish feed seems to be more expensive, at least to the end of the year. Whitefish, good performance.

Arne Møgster: We also see that China and Hong Kong is up 22% in the period, which is going to be an important market for the Norwegian salmon production going forward. Summing up, I would say we have had a good biological performance. We have had a summer with lower temperatures than normal. I would say bringing our biomass in a better state into the autumn, which we are heading. We are a bit optimistic in terms of improving our performance this autumn compared with the last autumn in 2025. Cost per kilo is down from Q1 to Q2, and we are also expecting to continue this development with a bit lower cost. Also, when you take into account that fish feed seems to be more expensive, at least to the end of the year. Whitefish, good performance.

Speaker #1: Men igjen, forventningene våre er i hvert fall at det blir ikke en normal sesong i andre sesong. Da ligger igjen en linje vest i Stillehavet, og jeg tror det vil bestemme om det har vært et fiskeri eller ikke.

Speaker #1: So summing up I would say we have had a good biological performance. We have had a summer with lower temperatures than normal. I would say bringing our biomass in a better state into the autumn which we are heading.

Speaker #1: Det er om den kommer inn til kysten eller ikke. Og når Peru igjen volumet ned, så ser vi at det har en positiv effekt for vår operasjon i Chile.

Arne Møgster: Når Peru igjen volumer ned, ser vi at det har en positiv effekt for vår operasjon i Chile og for vår operasjon i Nord-Atlanteren. Vi pleier ikke å snakke så mye om fremtid, men jeg tror jeg kan våge å si at til tross for at Peru er såpass ned, tror jeg at vi på den pelagiske siden skal levere et bedre H2 enn hva vi gjorde i H2 i fjor, og et betydelig bedre Q3 enn hva vi gjorde i Q3 i fjor. Det var det vi hadde tenkt å si. Jeg åpner opp for spørsmål. Det var det ikke, så skal vi svare på de spørsmålene vi får på web skriftlig i etterkant. Tusen takk for oss!

Speaker #1: And we are a bit optimistic in terms of improving our performance this autumn compared with the last autumn. In 2025. Cost per kilo is down from first quarter to second quarter.

Speaker #1: Og for vår operasjon i Nord-Atlanteren, så jeg tror at oppsummert, så bruker ikke vi å snakke så mye om framtid. Men jeg tror jeg kan våge å si at til tross for at Peru såpass ned, så tror jeg at på den pelagiske siden skal vi levere et bedre andre halvår enn hva vi gjorde i andre halvår i fjor.

Speaker #1: And we also expecting also to have to continue this development with a bit lower cost. Also when you take into account that fish feed is seems to be more expensive at least to the end of the year.

Speaker #1: White fish. Good performance. I would say also is very positive that the land based industry are also showing improvements. Which does the total pictures better.

Arne Møgster: I would say also it is very positive that the land-based industry is also showing improvements, which makes the total picture better. You see the recommendation both for cod and haddock for next year will probably continue a new path with a bit better development on the cod quota, which is important in particular for this segment. In Peru, we are expecting that 2026 is going to be a challenging year. I would say the most exciting this year, if it is going to be a second season or not. If it is going to be a second season, I think it is going to be less than it will be in a normal year but at very high prices.

Arne Møgster: I would say also it is very positive that the land-based industry is also showing improvements, which makes the total picture better. You see the recommendation both for cod and haddock for next year will probably continue a new path with a bit better development on the cod quota, which is important in particular for this segment. In Peru, we are expecting that 2026 is going to be a challenging year. I would say the most exciting this year, if it is going to be a second season or not. If it is going to be a second season, I think it is going to be less than it will be in a normal year but at very high prices.

Speaker #1: Og et betydelig bedre tredje kvartal enn hva vi gjorde i tredje kvartal i fjor. Så det var da mer jeg tenkte å si, og åpner opp for spørsmål.

Speaker #1: And you see the recommendation both for cod and hotdog for next year. Will probably continue a new path with a bit better development on the cod quota.

Speaker #1: Which is important. In particular for this segment. Then in Peru we are expecting that 2026 is going to be a challenging year. And I would say the most exciting this year is going to if it's going to be a second season or not.

Speaker #1: If it's going to be a second season I think it's going to be less than it will be on a normal year. And but at very high prices.

Speaker #1: And both Chile and our activity in the North Atlantic is contributing by the fact that there is less volume and we are achieving fantastic prices.

Arne Møgster: Both Chile and our activity in the North Atlantic are contributing by the fact that there is less volume, and we are achieving fantastic prices both for fishmeal, fish oil, and also for frozen at the time. So all in all, it is fair to say that although Peru is down, we expect a better quarter in Q3 than we did Q3 last year. Also, I would say on the pelagic side that although the reduction is down in Peru, it will be offset by the price achievements we have both in Chile and in the North Atlantic compared with H2 last year. Thank you, and have a good day.

Arne Møgster: Both Chile and our activity in the North Atlantic are contributing by the fact that there is less volume, and we are achieving fantastic prices both for fishmeal, fish oil, and also for frozen at the time. So all in all, it is fair to say that although Peru is down, we expect a better quarter in Q3 than we did Q3 last year. Also, I would say on the pelagic side that although the reduction is down in Peru, it will be offset by the price achievements we have both in Chile and in the North Atlantic compared with H2 last year. Thank you, and have a good day.

Speaker #1: Both for fish meal fish oil and also for frozen at the time. So all in all it's fair to say that although that Peru is down we expect a better quarter in third quarter than we did third quarter last year.

Speaker #1: And also I would say on the pelagic side that although the reduction of is down in Peru will be offset by the price achievements we have both in Chile and in the North Atlantic.

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Q2 2026 Austevoll Seafood ASA Earnings Call

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Wednesday, August 19th, 2026 at 7:45 AM

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