The trade turnover of fish products of the Russian Federation and China increased by 75% in eight months

The volume of trade turnover of fish products between Russia and China in January - August 2023 increased in physical terms by 75% (in monetary terms - by 39%) compared to the same period last year and amounted to 755 thousand tons.

This was reported by Rosrybolovstvo.
"The volume of fish products turnover between Russia and China for the period from January to August (8 months) 2023 reached 755 thousand tons of products with a total value of almost $ 1.6 billion. The growth in physical terms amounted to 75%, in monetary terms - 39% compared to the level of the same period in 2022," the report says.
Exports of fish products to China in January - August 2023 amounted to 716 thousand tons with a total value of $ 1.38 billion, which is almost 78.5% higher than in the same period last year. Pollock (more than 60% of the total volume), herring (about 14%), fishmeal and crabs took the leading positions in the export structure. The most "monetary" goods are crabs (more than $ 500 million) and pollock ($470 million).
The volume of imports of fish products from China in the first eight months of this year amounted to 38 thousand tons with a total value of $ 215 million, which is 23% more than in the same period a year earlier. In the structure of imports, crustaceans and shellfish account for about 25% of the total volume, frozen fish - also almost 25%, canned fish and shellfish products - 22%, the agency reports.
At the same time, the most "expensive" individual import position is sturgeon caviar (6.5 tons with a total value of $ 1.2 million, the price per ton is $194.7 thousand). The most "monetary" import position is eel (about 2 thousand tons with a total value of $25 million), writes TASS.