Haddock and cod become cheaper in the Far East, while salmon and caviar become more expensive.
The wholesale price of ground mackerel in the Far Eastern Federal District from the end of September to the beginning of November decreased by 5.6%, to 203 rubles per kilogram, and in the whole country, the price of pacific cod decreased by almost 7%, to 550 rubles, within a month and a half.
Natsrybresurs associates the cheapness of pollock with the good pace of the fishing season and the state of the world market, although since the beginning of the year it has more than halved in price.
The catch of cod in the district increased to 104.2 thousand tons, herring was a third higher than last year, and its wholesale price, according to the president of VARPE, German Zverev, dropped to 110 rubles.
The wholesale price of pink salmon in the Far East has doubled since the beginning of the year, to 670 rubles per kilogram, chum salmon by 80%, to 830 rubles, and sockeye salmon at the end of September rose to about 1,100 rubles, a third more expensive than a year earlier.
The salmon catch until the end of September amounted to 98.4 thousand tons compared to 335 thousand tons in the whole of last season, and the fishing season in Kamchatka became the weakest in the history of the peninsula.
The production of red caviar this year will decrease to about 4,000 tons compared to 12,000 in 2025, estimates RUDN associate professor Sofia Galvina.
Caviar sockeye salmon in the marketing networks in September reached a record of 29.9 thousand rubles per kilogram, reported the head of the Fisheries News Agency Alexander Savelyev.
At the same time, Rosrybolovstvo does not expect a shortage of red fish and caviar thanks to last season's reserves.
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