Kamchatka reporting results of seafood exports in January-September 2009
In January-September 2009 Kamchatka, a fishing region in the Russian Far East, exported seafood at the total sum of 316.8 million USD, reports www.fishnet-russia.com (www.fishnet.ru) with reference to Kamchatstat.
The above proceeds account for 87.9% of the corresponding result of 2008 and include 230.6 million USD (78.5% of the last year result) contributed by frozen fish.
Dynamics of seafood exports from Kamchatka by products
Products | Thousands USD | Metric tons | ||
January-September 2009 | In %% to January-September 2008 | January-September 2009 | In %% to January-September 2008 | |
Export | 316,757.1 | 87.9 | 170,974 | 86.3 |
Of which: | ||||
Frozen fish | 230,629.9 | 78.5 | 141,390 | 81.1 |
Fillets and farce | 42,984.9 | 2.0-fold | 15,810 | 180.3 |
Salted fish | 94.7 | 24.3 | 14 | 9.7 |
Shellfish | 32,002.8 | 94.3 | 4071 | 118.2 |
Molluscs | 199.9 | 12.5-fold | 40 | 173.9 |
Fish waste | 103.5 | 12.5 | 41 | 8.1 |
Canned fish | 251.4 | 40.4 | 65 | 62.5 |
Fishmeal | 10,490.0 | 113.0 | 9543 | 87.1 |
Export operations were carried out by 48 Kamchatka-based companies. In the total volume of exports shipments to South Korea amounted to 66.5%, Japan - 14.5%, the USA - 8.8%, Hong Kong - 4.3%, Virginia Islands (British Islands) - 3.8% and China - 2.1%.
Average contract prices for exported products
Products | January-September | Growth rate, % | |
2007 | 2008 | ||
Frozen fish | 1430 | 1700 | 116.4 |
Frozen fillets | 2300 | 2700 | 117.4 |
Fish farce | 1370 | 1400 | 102.2 |
Salted fish | 4610 | 2700 | 58.6 |
Frozen crabs | 8520 | 11000 | 129.1 |
Shrimps | 5050 | 6400 | 126.7 |
Sea scallops | 4500 | - | - |
Squid | 1170 | 700 | 59.8 |
Canned fish | 5100 | 6000 | 117.7 |
Fishmeal | 820 | 800 | 97.6 |