Export of fish from Russia in 2020 increased, in value terms decreased

According to the head of the Federal Agency for Fishery, fish exports last year increased in absolute terms, but in value terms decreased by 1.7%. "This is due, among other things, to a drop in prices for the main objects washed - herring and pollock due to restrictions that were introduced by our partners, and in general, a decrease in demand from such a segment as HoReCa," Ilya Shestakov explained. “Our strategic task is to get away from raw material exports altogether,” Shestakov stressed. “If we talk about promising countries, then, of course, the production of products with high added value opens up opportunities for deliveries to new markets from the Far ...