Russia increased fish imports from Turkey by 19% to 36.6 thousand tons in January-July

Moscow. September 16. INTERFAX.RU - In January-July of this year, the Russian Federation imported 36.6 thousand tons of fish from Turkey, which is 19% more than in the same period last year, the analytical center of the Fish Union reports, citing data from the Turkish customs service. In value terms, supplies increased by 8%, to $190 million. "Against the backdrop of high demand from Russian consumers and a significant decrease in average dollar prices, imports of Turkish trout are growing," the report says. Thus, imports of frozen trout increased by 21% to 20 thousand tons, with the average price falling by 17% to $4.9 per kg. Imports of chilled trout jumped almost 1.7 times to 11 thousand tons. At the same time, the increase in value was 50%, which reflects a 10% decrease in the average price to $5.7 per kg, the industry association notes. The price reduction also led to an increase in sea bass imports. Thus, frozen sea bass imports increased by 8% to 0.7 thousand tons. At the ...