Piksha became the cheapest fish in the Russian wholesale market in 2026.

As of March 30, wholesale prices for pollock in the fishing region have decreased by 5.4%, making this popular fish on the Russian market the cheapest in the Russian wholesale market in the first quarter of 2026. Over the year, the price has decreased even more—by 17.5%, to 350 RUB/kg. This follows from the data on the monitoring of wholesale prices, which is conducted weekly by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Natsrybresursy." "Several factors contributed to the decrease in wholesale prices for whole pollock in the fishing region—the Northwestern Federal District. The first is the predominance of smaller fish in the catch, which is associated with the life cycle characteristics of pollock and the geography of Russian fishermen's fishing grounds. The second factor is the increase in the total allowable catch. While cod stocks continue to be in a depressed state, pollock stocks have increased due to the fruitful generations of 2022-2023. As a result, this year Russian ...