“Russian crab” added to exports
By the beginning of October, the Russian Crab group of companies had mastered its quotas by 79%. At the same time, crab catchers have strengthened their presence in foreign markets – the successes of the “Russian Crab” are marked with a prize.
The level of utilization of quotas by the end of September corresponds to the indicator for the same period of 2020. “The company retains its leadership in the volume of catch among crab fishermen in the region, its indicator as of the reporting date reached 9.9 thousand rubles. tons “, – told Fishnews in the press service of” Russian Crab “.
The construction of ships at domestic shipyards continues under the investment quota mechanism. In July, the keel-laying of the fourth of seven vessels of the 5712LS series, intended for catching and transporting live crab, took place at the Onega shipbuilding and ship-repair plant; in August, metal was cut for the fifth vessel. At the Oka shipyard, the hulls of three 5712P crab-processors are formed.
The group of companies presented data on supplies in foreign markets. In September-September, 6.85 thousand rubles were exported. tons of products. This is 8% more than in the same period of 2020. In the all-Russian export of crab, the share of the group of companies increased to 14% (+1 pp to the indicator for nine months of 2020).
“The most capacious markets for the company are Chinese products and the USA – for boiled and frozen products. Since the beginning of the year, the volume of supplies to these countries amounted to 3.4 thousand rubles. tons and 2.1 thousand tons of crab, respectively. The high consumption capacity of these importing countries increases the impact on the premium crabs market. In particular, Japanese buyers this year increased the import of our products fivefold, ”said Vladimir Tulupov, Advisor to the General Director for Commercial Activities and Marketing of the Russian Crab Group.
“Russian Crab” became one of the winners of the All-Russian competition “Exporter of the Year” – this award was established by the government to support foreign trade. According to the organizers, in 2021, 1.8 thousand Russian companies took part in the competition.
Products are supplied to China, South Korea, Japan, USA and the European Union. At the end of 2020, the total volume of supplies quadrupled in terms of the indicator for the same period in 2019.
In all-Russian supplies to the Chinese group “Russian Crab” owns more than 20% (+ 8.4 pp to the level of 2019), to South Korea 13% (+7.7 pp). In the United States, the share of total national exports was 12%.
“Winning the Exporter of the Year competition reinforced our belief that success in international markets requires investment in production and work on quality.… Investments in modern equipment, modernization of the fleet and technology have provided priority opportunities for improving product quality. Expert recognition of the work done is undoubtedly valuable and serves as an excellent motivation for our team of a young company, ”writes Alexander Sapozhnikov, General Director of the Russian Crab Group.
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