Russia for the first time overtakes the United States in terms of production of file pollock – Moscow 24, 01/28/2023
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For the first time in history, Russia overtook the United States in terms of pollock production, the volumes reached almost 140,000 tons. It is reported by the Association of Producers. TASS.
“For the first time in the history of Russia, fishermen called on Americans for the most sought-after pollock products on the market,” the organization said.
The production volumes of pollock files in the USA are about 138,000 tons, the association specified. It indicates that the volume of fish catch in the Far East increased by almost 11% compared to 2021. The production of minced fish, disclosed in the organization, also increased by 55%.
It was possible to achieve significant results thanks to the re-equipment and expansion of the fleet, said the president of the association, Alexei Buglak.
Previously, rating agency experts announcedthat fish consumption in the Russian Federation will decrease by 5–7% due to economic events. In their opinion, the demand is decreasing most of all for salmon species of fish.
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