Inside Russia - Seafood Trade Report 2012
TRADE SUMMARY
Russia is an important market for Canadian exports of fish and seafood. Canada's share of the Russian fish and seafood market has increased from US$92.2 million in 2010 to US$114.7 million in 2011.
From a global perspective, Russia is the fifteenth-largest importer of fish and seafood, importing almost US$2.6 billion in 2011, an increase of 19.1% compared to 2010. The main suppliers to Russia are Norway (36.3%), China (12%), Iceland (6.3%), and Canada (4.5%).
Russia's main global fish and seafood imports in 2011 included fresh or chilled salmon with bones (US$549.9 million), frozen shrimp and prawns (US$262.5 million), mackerel (US$230.5 million), frozen fish fillets (US$195.8 million), and frozen fish with bones (US$188.8 million).
In 2011, Russia exported just over US$2.7 billion of fish and seafood products globally, an increase of almost 22% from 2010. Russia's main exports were frozen fish with bones (US$1.1 billion), frozen fish livers and roe (US$269.3 million), frozen fish fillets (US$254 million), frozen crab (US$206.5 million), and frozen salmon (US$193.2 million)
Top destinations for Russian fish and seafood included China (39.7%), South Korea (38.2%), and Japan (7.4%).
