Russia's share of EU pollock fillet market hits 51%
Russia increased its share of the EU market for frozen Alaska pollock fillet to 51% in the first half of 2026, up from 44% in the same period of 2025, with exports rising to 66,000 tons and $218 million. Exports from the US and China declined, while Norway's exports also fell.
Consensus
- Russia's share of the EU market for frozen Alaska pollock filet reached 51% in the first half of 1026.
- Russia's exports of frozen Alaska pollock fillet to the EU increased by 11% in volume to 66,000 tonnes.
- Russia's export value of frozen Alaska pollock fillet to the EU rose by 34% to $218 million.
- US exports of Alaska pollock fillet to the EU decreased by 15% in volume to 46,000 tonnes.
- US export value of Alaska pollock fillet to the EU dropped by 10% to $178 million.
- China's exports of Alaska pollock fillet to the EU declined by 15% in volume to 19,000 tonnes.
- China's export value of Alaska pollock fillet to the EI remained at $62 million.
- Russia's total fish exports to the EU in the first half of 2026 amounted to 94,000 tonnes worth $417 million.
- The EU considered including Russian fish and seafood in the 21st sanctions package but later abandoned the plan.
Points of divergence
- Russia's production of frozen pollock fillet at sea increased by 1% year-on-year to 73,000 tonnes by August 16, 2026. — interfax
- Norway's exports of fish to the EU decreased by 28% in volume to 3,000 tonnes and by 6% in value to $33 million. — interfax
- US exports of fish to the EU increased by 5% in volume to 2,400 tonnes and by 30% in value to $18.7 million. — interfax
- Russia exported 5,200 tonnes of frozen cod to the EU worth $47.7 million in the first half of 2026. — interfax
- Russia exported 5,300 tonnes of frozen cod fillet to the EU worth $63.4 million in the first half of 2025. — interfax
- The average export price of Russian frozen cod rose by 40% year-on-year, and that of Russian cod fillet by 30%. — interfax
- The Russian-Norwegian Joint Fisheries Commission reduced the total allowable catch of Atlantic cod in the Barents Sea for 2026 by 16% to 285,000 tonnes, with Russia's quota set at 136,000 tonnes. — interfax
- Russia exported 4,700 tonnes of surimi to the EU worth $10.2 million in the first half of 2024. — interfax
- Russia's production of surimi from pollock at sea reached 55,000 tonnes by August 15, 2026. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russia increased its share of the EU market for cod fillet to 51% — Коммерсантъ
- Russia's share of the EU market for cod fillet reached 51% in the first half of the year — Интерфакс