The possibilities of expanding Russian fish exports were discussed on the sidelines of the international exhibition Gulfood-2023 in Dubai
Seafood
Russia
Published Feb 21, 2023
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Russia once again participates in the largest exhibition event of the food industry with a national stand. Ilya Shestakov, head of the Federal Agency for Fishery, discussed the issues of expanding geography and problematic issues of entering new sales markets with Russian exporting companies. The meeting was attended by the largest companies producing fish products - Norebo Holding, Russian Crab Group of Companies, Antey LLC, Za Rodinu RK, Defa Group, Agama and others.
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The participants discussed measures to support exporters, the creation of joint projects in the field of aquaculture, organizational and regulatory issues of supply, including the acceleration of the issuance of catch certificates for any type of Russian fish products at the request of the exporter. Russia is one of the ten largest suppliers of fish to the world market. And, according to FAO forecasts, it will maintain these positions by 2031, being the leader in terms of catch growth. In 2022, Russia exported more than 2.1 million tons of fish and seafood, up 4.5% from the previous year, in value terms, by almost $5.9 billion. The Republic of Korea, China, the Netherlands, Japan, Germany remained the main countries for the supply of Russian products, despite sanctions and restrictions, in 2022. Nigeria was included in the number of consumer countries. In 2022, the Federal Agency for Fishery, together with the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, Rosselkhoznadzor, the Russian ...
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