Russian regions with the largest shrimp sales: unexpected leaders

Among the leaders were not only the Moscow and St. Petersburg agglomerations, but also the Murmansk region, where about half of the Russian northern shrimp catch is concentrated. However, it is striking that these large cities were bypassed by a number of other regions that form the "shrimp belt": Rostov, Volgograd, Samara, Lipetsk, Saratov, Voronezh and Astrakhan regions. The average retail price for shrimp in these regions was 10-15% lower than the national average. High shrimp consumption in the "shrimp belt" (1.5-2.5 times higher than the national average) is also explained by convenient logistics, since these regions are located between the main import hubs. According to industry data, shrimp catch in Russia in 2023 amounted to more than 23 thousand ...