Russia is increasing exports of fish products, but the industry needs reforms

The economic war unleashed by the West against Russia could not bring down Russian exports of fish and seafood from the Far East. Asian consumers are not ready to give up our products. Moreover, China and other countries are demonstrating unprecedented rates of demand recovery after coronavirus. And this is a great opportunity for our manufacturers to fill new niches. But without industry reform, the development of Russian fishing and mariculture enterprises in the region is in question. In the Far Eastern fishery basin, by September 1, the volume of production of aquatic biological resources increased by 17.2% compared to last year and reached 2.8 million tons, reports Rosrybolovstvo. Exports are also growing. As the head of the department, Ilya Shestakov, previously noted, in absolute figures, sales abroad from the Russian Federation increased by 10% compared to 2022. True, in terms of money, the figures are approximately at the level of last year, or even slightly lower. But ...