Russia's fish exports to EU surge in June

Russia's fish exports to the European Union rose by 70% in June, reaching a record 74.9 million euros, driven by increased shipments of frozen cod and haddock fillets, with Germany, France, and the Netherlands as top buyers.

Consensus

• Fish exports from Russia to the European Union in June increased by 1.7 times.
• The value of fish exports reached 74.9 million euros in June.
• This was the highest level since November 2024.
• The main products were frozen fillets of cod and haddock.
• Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland, and Denmark were the largest buyers.
• Year-on-year fish exports increased by 22%.
• The majority of shipments were fish fillets and meat, totaling 60.6 million euros.

Points of divergence

• Russia temporarily restricted the transit of poultry meat and by-products from the European Union due to illegal transportation. — riamo
• The import of Russian fish into the EU in the first half of the year decreased by 8%, reaching 352.2 million euros. — vesti

Coverage (2 sources)

• Russia almost doubled fish exports to the EU in June — РИАМО
• Russia almost doubled fish deliveries to the EU in June — Вести

Key entities

• Russia
• EU
• France
• European Union
• RIA Novosti
• Netherlands
• Germany
• Eurostat
• Moscow
• Poland
• Denmark
• European Union (EU)