Where do shrimp come from on Russian shelves?

Shrimp is a delicious seafood delicacy that Russians love. Nutritionists believe that properly cooked shrimp (boiled or steamed, but not fried in batter) is healthy: low in calories, it is an excellent source of protein, selenium, iodine and other important nutrients. Which countries supply Russians with this seafood? Since the beginning of 2021, officials of the North-West Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor have carried out veterinary control of almost 37 thousand tons of imported shrimp at temporary storage warehouses in St. Petersburg and the Pskov Region. All products were imported by firms registered in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Moscow, Leningrad, Ryazan, Kaluga, Samara regions, Krasnodar and Primorsky regions. India was the leader among the countries-suppliers of seafood. More than 11 thousand tons of shrimp were imported from the territory of this country. The cultivation area for shrimp in India is about 160,000 hectares. In 2019, the highest annual shrimp ...