Consumption of red fish in Russia has increased 4.5 times since Soviet times
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- Consumption of red fish in Russia increased 4.5 times from 0.6 kg in 1950 to 2.7 kg in 2025, with the peak year 2023 reaching 4.8 kg.
- The growth began in the early 2000s due to the import of Norwegian salmon, according to German Zverev of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
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Consumption of red fish in Russia has increased 4.5 times since Soviet times: from 0.6 kg in 1950 to 2.7 kg in 2025. At its peak in 2023, the figure was 4.8 kg with a record salmon catch.
Consumption of red fish in Russia has increased 4.5 times since Soviet times: from 0.6 kilograms in 1950 to 2.7 kilograms in 2025.
A sharp increase in the consumption of red fish began around the beginning of the 2000s due to the import of Norwegian salmon.
MOSCOW, October 1 - RIA Novosti. Consumption of red fish in Russia has increased 4.5 times since Soviet times: from 0.6 kilograms in 1950 to 2.7 kilograms in 2025, said German Zverev, a member of the board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), Candidate of Economic Sciences.
Moreover, according to statistics, in the peak year of 2023, when the salmon catch was one of the record ones, this figure was 4.8 kilograms. A sharp increase in consumption began around the beginning of the 2000s.
Open Questions
- What specific factors influenced the decrease in consumption from a peak of 4.8 kg in 2023 to 2.7 kg in 2025?
- How has the structure of red fish imports in Russia changed over the period under review?
- What is the ratio of domestic production and imports to total red fish consumption?
