Red caviar prices hit record 23,500 rubles/kg
Prices for last year's salmon roe in retail networks range from 11,400 to 13,000 rubles per kg (sockeye salmon roe), 10,500 to 16,500 rubles per kg (chum salmon roe), and 8,900 to 12,400 rubles per kg (pink salmon roe).
Consensus
- Prices for red salmon roe in online retail reached a record high of 23,5 thousand rubles per kilogram.
- The price range for sturgeon roe is 18,5–23,5 thousand rubles per kg.
- The price range for chum salmon roe is 14,6–19,95 thousand rubles per kg.
- The price range for coho salmon roe is 16,5–22,5 thousand rubles per kg.
- The salmon catch on the Far East during July–August was 74.7 thousand tons, 60% lower than in the same period of the previous year.
- The projected yield of salmon roe from this year's catch is 1,5 thousand tons, which is a record low.
- The shelf life of salmon roe in tin or glass packaging does not exceed 12 months.
- The integration of 'Mercury' and 'Fair Sign' systems allows automatic data exchange for veterinary certificates issued within 72 hours after roe extraction.
Points of divergence
- The head of the agency, Alexander Saveliev, stated that the volume of roe harvest this year is expected to be a record low. — kommersant
- Saveliev noted that the price of last year's roe remains high or even rising, despite its expiration date being near, and warned that the maximum shelf life is 12 months. — interfax
- Saveliev mentioned that the integration of 'Mercury' and 'Fair Sign', ordered by President Vladimir Putin on October 29, 2025, is crucial for producers and sellers of perishable salmon roe. — interfax
- Rosrybolovstvo forecasts the 2026 salmon catch at around 230 thousand tons, down from 335 thousand tons in 2025. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Red caviar in retail has risen to record 23,5 thousand per kilogram — Коммерсантъ
- Red caviar in online retail has risen to record 23,500 rubles per kg — Интерфакс