Trade

Russia bucks downbeat forecast as boom in value-added production sends export value surging

Despite some heavy volume declines, Russian seafood companies are getting bigger returns from more processed products.

. Russian Fishery Company (RFC), one of the country's largest producers of whitefish, kick-started commercial production at its pollock processing facility in Primoriye in the Far East, which was built as part of Russia's investment quota program.
. Russian Fishery Company (RFC), one of the country's largest producers of whitefish, kick-started commercial production at its pollock processing facility in Primoriye in the Far East, which was built as part of Russia's investment quota program.Photo: RFC
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Published 22 December 2021, 06:00Updated 29 December 2021, 08:28