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Regional Organisation for

Fisheries in Europe

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PublicationsPublications

EUROFISH Magazine

Special Publications- Linking with projects

GLOBEFISH Publications

Website

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Conferences & WorkshopsConferences & Workshops2006

• Future Aquaculture 14-15 September 2006, Trieste, Italy (EU, Italy)

• Quality Assurance Challenges, 13-15 December 2006, Copenhagen (FAO)

2007• Trade Policy and Fisheries,

Croatia, spring 2007 (FAO)

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2006• Traceability Workshop in

Klaipeda, Lithuania• Seminar on Traceability,

Istanbul• Food safety system audit to

selected fish processing plants in Romania and Bulgaria

2007• Research Results for

Fisheries, Vilnius, Lithuania• Packaging in Seafood

Industry, Gdansk, Poland,

Projects & TrainingProjects & Training

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1. Albania

2. Bulgaria

3. Croatia

4. Denmark

5. Estonia*

6. Italy

7. Latvia

8. Lithuania

9. Norway

10.Romania

11.Spain

12.Turkey

The OrganisationThe Organisation

Member CountriesMember Countries

*Ratification concluded in November 2006

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Overview and trends on the Russian Overview and trends on the Russian seafood marketseafood market

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Headlines

• Quotas

• Poaching and illegal fishing

• Booming market

• Trade restrictions on ”all goods”

• Bans on seafood imports

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Auchan, Moscow, March 2005

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Source: RetailPlanet

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Hyper- and supermarkets discounters

9%

Kiosks&pavilions

13%

Open markets43%Traditional

shops35%

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Retail in Russia and elsewhere

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Source: Retail Planet

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REGIONAL FEVER

Magnit (44 regions)

Paterson (19)

Perekrestok (17)

Pyaterochka (17)

Metro Cash&Carry (14)

Grossmart (11)

Diksi (10)

Source: Russian Business Consulting Agency

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Auchan, Moscow, March 2005

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Booming Imports

(’000 Tonnes) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004* % of total

Chilled fish 9.3 6.3 8.8 13.3 22.8 35.0 4.3

Frozen fish 264.2 304.1 391.4 414.2 464.7 584.1 71.4

Fish fillets 21.2 10.6 18.2 34.6 55.4 62.2 7.6

Salted, smoked and other processed fish

7.8 8.3 12.2 14.0 12.8 11.8 1.4

Crustaceans 4.4 7.8 12.8 18.0 26.7 35.3 4.3

Molluscs 2.1 0.8 4.4 6.2 8.1 10.8 1.3

Canned fish 115.1 119.1 138.4 94.2 86.0 70.3 8.6

Canned crustaceans 0.4 0.9 1.5 2.1 5.4 8.1 1.0

Total 424.5 457.9 587.7 596.6 711.9 817.6 100

Source: State Customs Committee (GTK) * Preliminary data

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Russian imports of seafood (HTS 03) in January-March 2004 - 2006

(in million USD)

2004 2005 2006 % 05/06

World 151.76 218.621 241.963 10.68

Norway 74.612 110.399 90.097 -18.39

Iceland 3.245 12.708 19.657 54.67

Estonia 2.116 4.713 7.820 65.91

United Kingdom 20.405 14.372 16.790 16.84

Mauritania 4.710 5.402 6.766 25.25

Denmark 9.430 12.490 18.618 46.09

Vietnam 0.833 1.900 12.614 563.79

China 2.748 2.942 11.160 279.34

United States 1.830 6.436 6.740 4.76

Source: Customs Committee of Russia and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

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Source: fishnet.ru

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TRENDS

• Increased seafood market – 17%?

• Retail and HoReCa continue to grow – increased availability and new marketing channels

• Frozen versus chilled –Chilled on the rise

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Cont.TRENDS

• Exotic food• Seafood other than finfish –”image

products” Ex live molluscs, oysters, blue mussels

• Luxury – Ex. “Globus Gourmet” in Moscow• Canned : Away from uniform product in

standard packaging to product branding

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Trade bans

Russia has become a key market for many seafood producers – Trade bans create problems and insecurity – And speculations

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Auchan, Moscow, March 2005

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The Norwegian case

• Russian ban on fresh/chilled Norwegian farmed fish introduced 1 January 2006.Justification: Heavy metals – No proofs found

• Frozen farmed fishIt is now clear that companies that want to export frozen farmed fish to Russia also will need to be inspected and approved by Russian authorities

• Wild fishNo demands so far regarding inspection or new approval systems

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New Measures

All seafood: How to deal with veterinary certificates + sealed vehicles

Farmed fish: A Russian inspector will be located in Norway for a period of three months to work together with 10 companies

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RUSSIA MEMBER OF THE WTO?

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FISH INDUSTRY OF RUSSIA

Based on a project funded by International Finance corporation and Iceland

Released in 2006Up to date compendium of Russia’s Fish Industry

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Thank you for your attention