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Russia considers measures to deal with pollock excess

Coalfish
Russia
Published Feb 23, 2021

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The Russian pollock season started harvesting from January 1, 2020, but is currently facing difficulties because China - the main export market, has stopped importing due to concerns about COVID-19.

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Russia exports to China 61% of the total seafood export turnover of this country, worth nearly 3.3 billion USD (equivalent to 2.74 billion EUR), but pollock is worth 580 - 600 million USD. (equivalent to 482 EUR - 499 million EUR). The Chinese market restricted Russian seafood imports after Chinese customs in January 2021 announced that the COVID-19 strain was found on the packaging of seafood imported from Russia. China said it will increase the frequency and extent of inspection of seafood imported from Russia. While Russia has a plan to alleviate China's concerns, in early February 2021, the director of the Russian Federation's Fisheries Bureau - Ilya Shestakov said China had stopped importing all kinds of seafood. in Russia, Qingdao and Dalian border gates closed in early February 2021. After that, China closed the land border crossings with Russia, leaving the pollock exploited in January 2021 in Russia. Deputy Director of the Fisheries Department of the Russian Federation - ...
Source: Vinanet
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