In the first half of this year, South Korea’s imports of Russian seafood decreased significantly
Seafood
South Korea
Russia
Published Aug 3, 2023
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South Korea's seafood imports in June 2023 totaled 531,674 tons, with 33% of that coming from Russia, a 42% decrease from the same period last year. The main categories of Russian seafood imported were frozen cod, frozen herring, frozen sardines, frozen cod fillets, and frozen cod roe. The import prices for these varieties have slightly dropped compared to last year.
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According to news from SeafoodMedia on July 24, as of June 2023, South Korea’s total seafood imports were 531,674 tons, of which 173,721 tons were imported from Russia, accounting for 33% of the total, a decrease of 42% from 298,171 tons in the same period last year. . the Among the Russian seafood imported by South Korea, the proportions of each category are as follows: frozen cod accounted for 43%, frozen herring accounted for 10%, frozen sardines accounted for 6%, frozen cod fillets accounted for 5%, and frozen cod roe accounted for 5%. the The import prices of the above varieties are as follows: the Frozen cod dropped from $1.08 per kilogram to $1.10; the Frozen herring dropped from $0.76 to $0.74 per kg; the Frozen sardines fell from $0.52 per kilogram to $0.49; the Frozen cod dropped from $7.37 to $6.73 per kilo. the South Korea imported 75,060 tons of whole frozen cod from Russia, a 60% decrease from 189,626 tons in the same period last year; 16,901 tons of ...
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