Seafood exports from Kamchatka in 2006
In the year 2006 export supplies of seafood from Kamchatka amounted to 359.7 million USD or 3.8% down on 2005, according to Krestyanskie Vedomosti.
Product | 2006, ‘000 USD | 2006 versus 2005, +/- %% |
Seafood export | 359716.2 | 96.2% |
Of which | ||
Frozen fish | 296198.5 | 93.8% |
Fish fillets and mince | 10757.8 | 97.4% |
Dried, salted and smoked fish | 556.2 | 37.6% |
Shellfish | 41544.3 | 117.4% |
Molluscs | 2822.7 | 5.7-fold |
Fish wastes | 973.1 | 132.6% |
Ready-to-eat and canned fish | 415.0 | 2.8-fold |
Fishmeal | 6448.6 | 90.0% |
Seafood products were exported by 75 Kamchatka-based companies. The shares of such producers as OAO Okeanrybproduct (plc), JSC ZAO Akros, Imeni Lenina fishing co-op, JSC ZAO Kamchatimpeks and OOO Polluks (ltd) totally amounted to 49.2% of the province's seafood exports.
In volume terms, Kamchatka's export of mollusks increased 9.5-fold, while exports of shellfish and canned fish rose by 26.7% and 3.3% correspondingly. At the same time export supplies of salted fish increased by 80.9%, fishmeal - by 22%, while export of frozen fish and fillets dropped by 12%.
The share of products exported to South Korea amounted to 65.5%, Japan - 17.4%, the USA - 8.5% and China - 5.8%.
Average contract prices of exported products | |||
Product | 2005, USD per metric ton | 2006, USD per metric ton | Growth rate |
Frozen fish | 1400 | 1660 | 118.6% |
Salted fish fillets | 1950 | 2170 | 111.3% |
Dried, salted fish | 3140 | 6180 | 2-fold |
Frozen crabs | 8640 | 7240 | 83.8% |
Mollusks | 2160 | 1160 | 53.7% |
Fishmeal | 640 | 740 | 115.6% |
Ready-to-eat and canned fish | 1620 | 4390 | 2.7-fold |
The share of seafood products sold beyond the customs zone in the total volume of Kamchatka's seafood exports amounted to 73.9% down from 76.8% in 2005.
Kamchatka-based companies sold 98.2% of fish fillets and mince and 95.4% of fishmeal beyond the 12-mile zone.