Fish exports from the Russian Federation to Japan in the first quarter increased by 22%, to more than 20 thousand tons

Exports of fish and seafood from Russia to Japan in the first quarter of 2024 increased by 22% compared to the same period last year and amounted to more than 20 thousand tons. This was reported to TASS by the Analytical Center of the Fisheries Union, based on data from the Japanese customs service. “Russian exports of fish and seafood to Japan in the first quarter of 2024 increased by 22% compared to the same period last year and exceeded 20 thousand tons. Thus, supplies returned to the level of 2021,” the report says. At the same time, in monetary terms, supplies in the first quarter of this year increased by 16%, to $187 million. It is noted that the export of sockeye salmon amounted to 4.5 thousand tons, falling only slightly short of the record figures of 2020. The supply of snow crab was also record-breaking - it reached 2.8 thousand tons, which is 86% more than a year earlier. At the same time, the export of sea urchins (2.5 thousand tons) and surimi from pollock (1.6 ...