Russia: The price of pink salmon fell by the middle of the salmon season

The 2023 salmon season is already rated by experts as one of the most successful in recent years. According to the Federal Agency for Fishery, in the second decade of July, 4.5 more pink salmon were caught than in the same period in 2022, and more than 40% more than in 2021. Following the catch, the price of fish also changes, the WARPE report says. After analyzing the dynamics of prices for pink salmon on the Russian market, experts found that in the first five weeks of the Putin season, the cost of pink salmon increased from 270 to 350 rubles. per kg. The reduction is recorded from the first week of July - from 350 rubles / kg to 260 rubles / kg on July 20. According to VARPE estimates, the decline is still ongoing, and now prices have fallen below the bar of 230 rubles per kg. At the same time, the price is already lower than during the fishing season of 2021 - according to VARPE analysts, this is due to the fact that small-scale pink salmon predominates this year. The catch of ...