Russia increased the deep processed Pollock products export by 1.5-3 times in 2022
Industry Expertise
February 21st, 2023
The main increase in the export of Pollock fillet fell on the markets of the Asia-Pacific region (+26 thousand tons by 2021), exports to the EU and the UK increased significantly (+14.9 thousand tons). Purchases of Russian pollock fillet increased by 6 out of 9 traditional partners: South Korea (+28.6 thousand tons), Germany (+8.7 thousand tons), France (+4.1 thousand tons), the Netherlands (+3, 9 thousand tons), Italy (+0.1 thousand tons), Belarus (+0.04 thousand tons).
The main increase in the export of Pollock mince in 2022 also fell on the markets of the Asia-Pacific region (+10.2 thousand tons by 2021), exports to the EU increased significantly (+2.4 thousand tons). 8 out of 10 key importers increased their purchases of minced meat: South Korea (+10 thousand tons), Germany (+2 thousand tons), the Netherlands (+0.6 thousand tons), China (+0.2 thousand tons), Belarus (+0.2 thousand tons), Italy (+0.02 thousand tons), Kazakhstan (+0.006 thousand tons), Moldova (+0.006 thousand tons).
The key importers of Russian pollock surimi in 2022 were South Korea (+11.1 thousand tons by 2021), Japan (+2 thousand tons) and Belarus (+0.4 thousand tons).
The average cost of Pollock surimi and fillet showed an increase.
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