Putin instructed to sell more fish to the Russians

Published 2023년 8월 17일

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to popularize the consumption of fish products in the country, as the rate of seafood consumption among Russians, especially young people, has halved in the past five years. Governor Vladimir Solodov proposed the idea to introduce fish Thursdays, similar to the practice in the Soviet Union, where meat dishes were replaced by fish dishes one day a week. Following a ban on the import of finished fish and seafood products from "unfriendly countries," there are concerns that prices for canned food, caviar, fillets, and other fish products could rise by 15-20 percent.
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This instruction was given to members of the government by President Vladimir Putin. The author of the idea to popularize the consumption of fish products was the Governor of the Kamchatka Territory Vladimir Solodov. He proposed to introduce fish Thursdays in the country, by analogy with the Soviet Union. According to him, in recent years, Russians have begun to eat less seafood, especially young people. Over the past five years, the rate has halved, with only half of young people eating fish at least once a month, he added. Fish Thursdays were introduced to the USSR in 1976 to support the industry. One day a week in catering establishments, meat dishes were excluded from the menu, replacing them with fish dishes. On July 25, the Russian government banned the import of finished fish and seafood products from "unfriendly countries". The goods from the European Union, the USA and Norway were subject to the restriction. The Ministry of Economic Development stated that the refusal to ...
Source: Fishretail

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