Agricultural attaches help in promoting Russian fish products in foreign markets

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Russia

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Published Dec 18, 2023

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The meeting organized by the Federal Center "Agroexport" and the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia included over 80 attendees, such as agricultural attachés, industry heads, and leading seafood exporters, discussing the growth of fish and seafood exports, particularly in new markets like China, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Turkey, Algeria, Nigeria, and Iran. Challenges and opportunities for expanding into new markets, such as Brazil and India, were also discussed by exporters and representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rosselkhoznadzor. These working meetings aim to establish contacts, identify issues and provide support in solving them, with previous meetings held with other sub-sectors of the agro-industrial complex.

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The working meeting, organized by the Federal Center "Agroexport" and the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, was attended by more than 80 people, including 41 agricultural attachés, heads of 7 industry unions and associations, as well as more than 10 leading companies exporting fish and seafood. The moderator was the head of Agroexport, Dmitry Krasnov. Opening the meeting, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergei Levin noted that fish products are one of the largest Russian exports. Our country is a leader among suppliers of frozen fish to the world market. Last year, fish and seafood exports were worth about $6 billion, with shipments of frozen fish growing by 8%. The high level of production creates a good basis for further growth in processing and exports. One of the main tasks facing domestic fisheries producers is the diversification of export supplies, noted the head of the Federal Fisheries Agency Ilya Shestakov. “A lot of questions arise in new markets, and where ...

Source: Fishretail