Fish consumption in Russia drops to 22 kg per person in 2025

Fish consumption in Russia decreased to 22 kg per person in 2025.

Consensus

Fish consumption in Russia in 2025 was 22 kg per person.
This is the lowest level in the past three years.
The figure is lower than the 22.8 kg recorded in 2024.
Consumption in urban areas was 21.6 kg per person in 2025.
Consumption in rural areas was 23.2 kg per person in 2025.
Average monthly spending on fish and fish products increased to 987.5 rubles in 2025 from 862.6 rubles in 2024.
Imported fish accounted for about one-third of total consumption.
In 2025, Russia imported 680,000 tons of fish worth $3.1 billion.
Imported fish is primarily aquaculture product, sold at 2–3 times the price of domestic wild fish.
The volume of imported fish is comparable to the volume of fish transported by Russian Railways from the Far East to central regions (709,000 tons in 2025).
President Vladimir Putin in October 2025 highlighted the recommended annual fish intake of 28 kg per person by the Ministry of Health.
Putin instructed measures to increase fish delivery from the Far East to central regions and to review export duties on key biological resources.

The Russian government will support companies in the Black Sea and Azov Sea fisheries complex with subsidies for Krasnodar Krai, Crimea, and Sevastopol to cover part of their operating costs. — vedomosti
In 2026, the Far East's salmon catch is projected at 229,000 tons, with 60,000 tons already caught by August 3, 2025. — vedomosti
On August 3, the All-Russian Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography reported that the catch of Pacific salmon on the Far East had reached 60,000 tons. — vedomosti
The breakdown of salmon catch by region: Kamchatka (41,000 tons), Khabarovsk Krai (11,400 tons), Sakhalin (3,800 tons), Magadan (2,400 tons), Primorsky Krai (over 1,000 tons), Chukotka (298 tons). — vedomosti
The average import price of fish was $4,600 per ton. — interfax