At the end of September, Japan purchased 1.9 thousand tons of crabs from Russia for a total of 34.8 million dollars. Compared to August, supply increased almost 1.5 times. Moreover, these are record numbers since the end of 2023. about this writes RIA Novosti, citing Japanese traditions.
In total, Japan imported 1.96 thousand tons of crustaceans from the Russian Federation in the first month of autumn. At the same time, crabs accounted for 98% of imports.
As of September, Japan’s total crab purchase from abroad was 2.6 thousand tons. Besides Russia, the other two major suppliers were Canada and Bahrain.
Russian producers since mid-summer I started sending Warnings to retail chains about an imminent increase in prices for fish and seafood. The cost of goods is expected to increase by 15-20%. Herring, mackerel and red fish will become more expensive, as will Far Eastern pink salmon and aquaculture trout. The reason for the increase in prices is hunting restrictions.
previously economist guess The price of red caviar rose to 9 thousand rubles per kilo in the New Year.