Consumption of fish in Russia complies with the norms of the Ministry of Health
Russia
Published Mar 22, 2023
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In general, the level of self-sufficiency in fish in Russia at the end of 2022 is 153.3%, which significantly exceeds the figure set by the Food Security Doctrine (85%), the ministry emphasizes. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture proposes to exclude the goal of increasing consumption to 25 kg of fish per person from the state program for the development of the fishery complex. As explained in the department, this goal "indirectly duplicates the indicator on the level of self-sufficiency in fish," they say in the Ministry of Agriculture. In any case, this will not affect the real consumption of fish in the country. Other changes are planned in the state program. In particular, it is proposed to no longer seek leadership in world markets - at least 25% of the EU market share in products from pollock and Atlantic cod (haddock) and at least 10% of the market share of the Asia-Pacific region in products from salmon fish species. Over the past decades, Russia has exported fish ...
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