Russia: Freshwater fish becomes cheaper in Vladivostok

Published May 15, 2024

Tridge summary

The Sports Food Market in Vladivostok is experiencing a decrease in retail prices for freshwater fish species such as carp, catfish, and silver carp. In just two months, prices have dropped significantly, with carp going from 270 rubles/kg in March to 140-180 rubles/kg in May, and som dropping from 150 rubles/kg in March to 100 rubles/kg in May. This price drop coincides with a 70.8% increase in the catch of fishing enterprises in the region's freshwater reservoirs from January to April, compared to the same period last year, with the largest catches being rudd, carp, crucian carp, silver carp, and horse.

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Retail prices for a number of freshwater fish species show a downward trend at the Sports Food Market in Vladivostok. The monitoring showed that prices for such popular fish species among Primorye residents as carp, catfish and silver carp have decreased. So, in March, the retail price of carp was 270 rubles/kg, in April it dropped to 200 rubles, in May – to 140–180 rubles/kg. The price of som from March to May also gradually decreased - in March it was sold at 150 rubles/kg, then its price in April and May dropped to 130 and 100 rubles/kg, respectively. The cost of silver carp decreased from 160-180 rubles/kg in March to 100-150 rubles/kg in May. Prices for crucian carp, compared to March, remained stable – 100 rubles/kg. As previously reported, the catch of fishing enterprises of the Primorsky Territory in the ...

Source: Fishretail