MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. Russian exports of fish and seafood to Japan surged by 9% in physical terms and by 11% in cash to 118,000 metric tons ($952 mln), the Fish Union told TASS.
"Russian exports of fish and seafood to Japan in 2025 increased by 9% (against 2024) by 9% in terms of weight and by 11% in cash to 118,000 metric tons worth $952 mln, the analytical center of the Fish Union estimated on the basis of Japanese customs statistics data," the association said.
Surimi supplies surged by 35% in physical and by 55% in value terms to 25,000 metric tons ($60 mln). Deliveries of pollack fillet gained 25% in physical and 30% in value terms to 6,000 metric tons ($20 mln). Exports of frozen pollack soared by 2.1 times in physical and by 2.3 times in value terms to 1,700 metric tons worth $3 mln, while deliveries of frozen redfish added 35% physically and 55% in cash to 18,000 metric tons ($132 mln).
Supplies of pollack roe gained 3% in physical terms and dropped by 3% in money terms to 22,000 metric tons ($109 mln). Exports of frozen snow crab lost 10% physically but increased by 10% in cash to 12,000 metric tons ($228 mln). King crab supplies fell by 35% in physical terms and by 20% in value terms to 2,800 metric tons worth $89 mln.
Deliveries of live sea urchins stayed flat in annual terms in 2025 but gained 10% in value terms to 9,000 metric tons ($91 mln). In the meantime, squid exports skyrocketed due to the low base effect by seven and almost thirteen times in physical and value terms respectively to 3,000 metric tons ($11 mln).