Russia: Exports of domestic fish products increased by 13% in 2023

Fishing industry experts note that the supply of fish products to foreign markets has stabilized in 2023. The volume of supplies in physical terms increased by 13%, and exporters are considering the opportunity to expand the geography of supplies. As the Head of the Federal Fisheries Agency, Ilya Shestakov, reported to the Federal State Budgetary Institution Agroexport, the entire year of 2023, the export of Russian fish products shows positive dynamics. Over the 11 months of last year, the volume of supplies amounted to about 2.1 million tons, or $5.2 billion in financial terms. In physical terms, this is 13% more than the 2022 level. Domestic products have established demand among foreign partners, which has stabilized thanks to the restoration and development of logistics chains, the expert noted. “The priority tasks for us are diversification of exports, promotion of domestic highly processed products to foreign markets, building the work of our fish farmers with importers in ...