ASMI details how Russian import ban affects Alaska (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish radio with Laine Welch] Aug 13, 2014
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch – Russia’s ban on food imports is a big hit to Alaska . More after this –
Russia last week banned imports of food for one year from the US, Canada, Europe, Norway and Australia due to sanctions they imposed due to its aggressive actions in Ukraine. That makes for a direct hit to Alaska seafood which last year exported nearly 20 million pounds of seafood to Russia, valued at more than $60 million.
"The primary seafood they import is Alaska salmon roe and it’s also a growing market for Alaska pollock surimi. "
Alexa Tonkovich is International Program Director for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. The biggest impact, she says, will be on salmon roe....
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