"Ophora Rossii" asked the FAS to check the prices of red caviar and imported salmon due to the increase.
In the Far East, about 100,000 tons of salmon were caught, compared to 650,000 in the best years. The head of Opora Kalinin said that the increase in the price of local fish should not affect the price of imported fish, which has tripled.
Georgi Martynov of the Primorye Fishing Enterprises Association explained the low catch as natural causes - nothing abnormal, just not enough fish; All salmon prices will rise.
Alexei Rudko from the Kuril coast noted that there is almost no imported fish, and prices have risen from 3,000 to 20,000 rubles per purchase - sellers are driven by expensive Far Eastern and export prices.
Restaurateur Leonid Gerber added that the price increase hurts consumers: restaurants either reduce portions or raise prices - a portion of salmon costs 1,200-1,400 rubles, and prices have doubled within two or three years.