Russia considering drastic measures to deal with pollock glut

Frozen Pollack

Russia

Published Feb 17, 2021

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Russia’s pollock season, which began on 1 January, is in serious jeopardy as its primary market, China, has shut out Russian imports, citing COVID-19 safety measures. Russia sells to 61 percent of its national seafood exports – worth nearly USD 3.3 billion (EUR 2.74 billion) – to China, with Russia's pollock exports to China worth USD 580 to USD 600 million (EUR 482 to EUR 499 million). The Chinese market became significantly harder for Russian seafood companies to access after Chinese customs authorities announced in January they had found strains of live COVID-19 on the packaging of seafood imported from Russia. In response, China said it would increase the frequency and thoroughness of its inspections of imported Russian seafood. While Russia introduced an action plan in an attempt to assuage Chinese concerns, Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries Head Ilya Shestakov said in early February 2021 that all seafood exports from Russia to China had ceased.

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Russia’s pollock season, which began on 1 January, is in serious jeopardy as its primary market, China, has shut out Russian imports, citing COVID-19 safety measures.Russia sells to 61 percent of its national seafood exports – worth nearly USD 3.3 billion (EUR 2.74 billion) – to China, with Russia's pollock exports to China worth USD 580 to USD 600 million (EUR 482 to EUR 499 million).The Chinese market became significantly harder for Russian seafood companies to access after Chinese customs authorities announced in January they had found strains of live COVID-19 on the packaging of seafood imported from Russia. In response, China said it would increase the frequency and thoroughness of its inspections of imported Russian seafood. While Russia introduced an action plan in an attempt to assuage Chinese concerns, Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries Head Ilya Shestakov said in early February 2021 that all seafood exports from Russia to China had ceased. One by one, Chinese ports had ...

Source: Seafoodsource