Imports of tuna to Russia fell by almost a third in six months

A decrease in the volume of supplies may be associated with a decrease in demand and a decrease in the volume of catches, says Kommersant. Retailers are not afraid of interruptions in the supply of canned food, but sushi restaurants may suffer The supply of tuna from abroad to Russia decreased by almost 30% in physical terms in the first six months of 2021, Kommersant reports, citing data from the Federal Customs Service. So, from January to June, 5.6 thousand tons of tuna were imported into the country, which is 27.7% less than a year earlier. In monetary terms, imports amounted to $ 26.45 million (less by 20.97%). The newspaper specifies that the decrease in the volume of supplies of finished products amounted to 44% (to 3.2 thousand tons), but the import of fillets, on the contrary, increased by 41.5% (to 2.3 thousand tons). In the All-Russian Fisheries Association (VARPE), the reduction in supplies was associated with a drop in ...