Artur Atoyan, the head of the Armenian Fishermen’s Union, said that Armenian fish traders were worried that Turkey will oust them from the Russian market with cheaper trout, News.am reports.So far, Armenian fishermen have no problems with exports to Russia, the embargo on Norwegian fish will only increase demand.Ilya Shestakov, the head of the Rosrybolovstvo Russian Federal Agency, said on August 19 that Norwegian fish will be replaced with products from the Faroe Islands, Turkey and Tunisia.Russia imported 130,000 tons of Norwegian salmon in 2013. Less than 2,200 tons of salmon and 4,300 tons of crayfish were imported from Armenia in 2013. Armenia exports about 100% of fish and 90% of crayfish to Russia.
Artur Atoyan, the head of the Armenian Fishermen’s Union, said that Armenian fish traders were worried that Turkey will oust them from the Russian market with cheaper trout, News.am reports.
So far, Armenian fishermen have no problems with exports to Russia, the embargo on Norwegian fish will only increase demand.
Ilya Shestakov, the head of the Rosrybolovstvo Russian Federal Agency, said on August 19 that Norwegian fish will be replaced with products from the Faroe Islands, Turkey and Tunisia.
Russia imported 130,000 tons of Norwegian salmon in 2013. Less than 2,200 tons of salmon and 4,300 tons of crayfish were imported from Armenia in 2013. Armenia exports about 100% of fish and 90% of crayfish to Russia.
