Russia's crab industry giant will export 700 tons of air-frozen Barents Sea king crab products to Japan for the first time.

RCCG is a sister company of the Russian whitefish giant Russian Fishery Company, and has officially launched comprehensive crab fishing operations in the Barents Sea this year, operating a total of six fishing vessels and securing a quota of 4,788 tons of red king crab in the latest national investment quota auction. Japanese buyer Nichirei plans to purchase 500 tons of frozen crab products from RCCG and is considering increasing its purchase of fresh frozen products. Nichirei's head of crab and scallop business, Hiroki Shibata, stated that RCCG's air blast frozen products in the Far East region are of stable quality and have a good reputation, "If we miss this opportunity, it may be difficult to obtain similar resources in the future." According to the plan, RCCG will export approximately 700 tons of frozen and fresh frozen products to Japan, including Nichirei's order; another 1,000 tons will be sold to China, about 200 tons will be supplied to the Russian domestic market and ...