After a successful year for canned and preserved fish producers in 2024, a decline followed. According to AB-Center, if in 2024 Russia produced 17.6% more preserves than in 2023, 113,800 tons, then from January to November 2025, it was already 90,600 tons, 11.1% less than in the same period of the previous year. The decline in cans is not as impressive, but still noticeable: from 199,600 tons in 2024 to 173,400 tons from January to November 2025 (-5.8%). Preserves differ from canned goods in that their contents are not heat-treated. "The reduction in production volumes is mainly due to a noticeable rise in fish prices due to low catches," says AB-Center CEO Alexey Plugov. The catch is decreasing worldwide, he adds. Prices and demand The wholesale cost of canned fish has risen significantly. In retail, the price increase is not yet so noticeable, but prices there are initially higher. For example, according to Rosstat, the average retail cost of canned fish in tomato sauce in ...