FAS announced monitoring of fish prices in Russia and promised to take action if they rise

MOSCOW, October 2 - RIA Novosti. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) monitors fish prices in Russia and will promptly take action if an unreasonable increase is detected, the department told RIA Novosti.

On Thursday, Kommersant wrote about the increase in wholesale prices for red fish due to low salmon fishing. According to the monitoring data of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Natsrybresurs" as of September 28, the wholesale price for sockeye salmon is more than 1 thousand rubles per kilogram, for chum salmon - 800 rubles, pink salmon - from 650 to 700 rubles per kilogram.

“FAS Russia regularly monitors prices for fish products. If signs of abuse of a dominant position by market participants, including unjustified price increases, are detected, the service will promptly take response measures,” the message says.

The service noted that from March 1, 2026, the Russian government introduced mandatory registration of over-the-counter transactions with fish products.

“Mandatory registration of over-the-counter contracts allows us to create transparent pricing and reduce the risks of speculation, monitor prices for fish products along the entire sales chain of goods, calculate market indicators for use by market participants, as well as authorities when making regulatory decisions,” it added.