Russia's aquaculture feed output up 61.5% in H1 2026
According to Rosrybolovstvo, the production of commercial aquaculture in the Russian Federation in 2025 increased to 387.7 thousand tons from 380.6 thousand tons in 2024.
Consensus
- Production of aquaculture feed in Russia in the first half of 2026 was 74.7 thousand tons.
- This represents a year-on-year increase of 61.5%.
- The growth is attributed to domestic production expansion and import substitution.
- There are currently over 30 operational feed plants in Russia.
- The total capacity of existing and planned projects exceeds 400 thousand tons per year.
- Current annual demand for feed by Russian fish farmers is 180 thousand tons.
- Russia has achieved near-complete import substitution for feed used in sturgeon and carp farming.
- A moderate deficit remains in salmon farming feed.
- The Russian government aims to increase aquaculture production to 600 thousand tons by 2030.
Points of divergence
- The average annual growth rate of feed production over the past five years is 1.5 times per year (50% annually). — interfax
- The average annual growth rate over the past five years is 50.2%. — kommersant
- The quality of domestic feed remains unstable, and the industry needs support such as subsidized loans and grants. — interfax
- Russian feed quality is sometimes lower and prices are higher than foreign equivalents. — kommersant
- The Russian government has set a target to reach 600 thousand tons of aquaculture production by 2030. — interfax
- The Russian government has not set a specific target for aquaculture production growth beyond the 2030 strategy. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Production of aquaculture feed in Russia in the first half of the year increased by 1.6 times to almost 75 thousand tons — Интерфакс
- Production of fish feed in Russia increased by 61.5% over the year — Коммерсантъ