Russian fishermen headed for "sprats"

Russia is rapidly increasing the production of sprat, from which they produce inexpensive canned food known to everyone - "sprats" and "sprat in tomato sauce". Since 2019, in addition to the traditional Baltic sprat (sprat), Russian fishermen have been fishing for Caspian sprat. This will fully satisfy the need of fish processors for raw materials and prevent a shortage of a popular and affordable product on the domestic market, said the President of the All-Russian Association of Fish Industry Herman Zverev. In June 2015, Russia banned the import of Latvian sprats. Officially, the ban was not related to retaliatory actions in connection with the sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia, but the Baltic countries perceived it that way. “The ban was introduced by the Rosselkhoznadzor due to systemic violations at the enterprises of Estonia and Latvia that produce sprats. Latvian sprat enterprises suffered heavy losses, some of them closed because they could not reorient themselves to ...