Russian Pollock and Salmon Exports Out of Sakhalin Down Sharply to Plug Domestic Supplies
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Interfax] January 20, 2015
In 2014 the Sakhalin region cut exports of fish and seafood in half compared to 2013, to approximately 90,000 tonnes due to the reorientation of supplies to the domestic market.
The press service of the Sakhalin customs said that in value terms exports amounted to $280 million in 2014, having fallen by 20% year-on-year.
The most significant reduction occurred in the exports of pollock and Pacific salmon. In 2014, 15,500 tonnes of salmon were exported, down almost 70% year-on-year, and 20,000 tonnes of pollock, down 64%. In value terms salmon and pollock exports fell by 56% and 62%, respectively...
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