Fish catch in Russia for 2023 may reach 5 million tons

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Russia

Published Jun 2, 2023

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The head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dmitry Patrushev, at the annual board of the Federal Agency for Fishery, said that the fish catch in Russia in 2023 could return to the 2021 figure of 5 million tons. He noted that in 2022 the catch amounted to 4.9 million tons, which provided the domestic market and exports, but this figure has slightly decreased compared to 2021, in particular, due to the peculiarities of the salmon fishing season. For this year, scientists give good forecasts for the catch of salmon. The figure has already exceeded 2 million tons, which is 105 thousand tons more than in the same period last year.

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Speaking about commercial aquaculture, Patrushev noted that volumes comparable to last year are expected this year. In 2022, the production of commercial fish increased by 8% and reached 383 thousand tons. Over the past 10 years, indicators in aquaculture have doubled. The results for the extraction of aquatic bioresources and aquaculture ensured the continued positive dynamics in the deep processing segment. At the end of 2022, the share of such products in the total production volume exceeded 30%, which is more than a year earlier. This is very important, because it is necessary to increase the volume of products with high added value, the minister stressed. According to him, the results of the industry in 2022 made it possible to fully ensure the implementation of the indicator of the Food Safety Doctrine for fish. With a threshold value of 85%, the indicator exceeded 153%. It is planned to maintain this high level by the end of 2023. The head of the Federal Agency for Fishery ...

Source: AgroInvestor