Russia: There will be no shortage of red caviar, but the price may be higher than usual

"We haven't had a very good fishing season this year, so the price will be based on supply and demand," Patrushev said, as quoted by TASS. The Deputy Prime Minister specified that the current supply on the market may be "slightly insufficient." However, there will be no shortage, although the price may be slightly higher than usual, Patrushev concluded. Earlier, the All-Russian Association of Fishery Industrialists (VARPE) calculated that this year Russian fishermen caught 235.4 thousand tons, which was the worst result since 2005. This caused a decrease in the production of red caviar - from a ...