The Russian Federation increased fish exports by 12% in 2023, to 2.2 million tons

Moscow. 12th of February. INTERFAX.RU - Russia in 2023, according to preliminary data, exported 2.2 million tons of fish, which is 12% more than a year earlier, reports Rosrybolovstvo. The main share of shipments abroad was frozen fish - 76%. Fish fillets and minced meat took up 9%, flour and non-food granules from aquatic biological resources - 6%, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic invertebrates - 5%. The main export fish species is pollock. In addition, herring, sardines and crabs are exported to foreign markets. The main buyers of Russian fish products in 2023 were China - 1.21 million tons (2 times more than in 2022), South Korea - 617 thousand tons (a third less), the Netherlands - 138 thousand tons (+4 %), Belarus - 75.5 ...