Russian fish product exports (excluding trade outside the customs zone) experienced a 7% increase in volume compared to the same period last year, reaching approximately 1.6 million tonnes. The Federal Agency for Fishery, citing provisional data from the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia, reported that the export’s value amounted to $4.1 billion.
Frozen fish constituted the major share of the three-month fish exports, totalling 1.227 million tonnes, reflecting an 8% increase over the first nine months of 2022. Other significant contributors included fish fillets and fish meat (including minced meat) at 169,000 tonnes, flour and non-food granules from aquatic biological resources at 112,000 tonnes (a notable 17% increase), and crustaceans, mollusks, and aquatic invertebrates at 83,000 tonnes (a substantial 29% increase).
The nine-month fish product exports recorded an impressive 24% surge, reaching 439,000 tonnes valued at $1.9 billion.
Russian fishery companies demonstrated robust performance in the extraction of aquatic biological resources, totaling approximately 4.2 million tonnes in the first nine months of the year. This marked a notable 12% increase compared to the same period last year. The production of fish products during this period reached 3.1 million tonnes, reflecting a parallel 12% growth.
Rosrybolovstvo, the Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries, forecasts that the catch of aquatic biological resources in the country will reach 5.08 million tonnes by the end of 2023, maintaining the 2022 volume level. The projection anticipates a larger volume to be exported to the Asia-Pacific region (APR), the Middle East, and Africa, with reduced exports to unfriendly countries.
