During January-August 2021, 8,980 tons of finished products and canned fish (except for whole or pieces and prepared fish dishes) were produced in Ukraine, which is 24% more than in the same period last year.

This was reported by the press service of the State Fisheries Agency.

It is noted that the growth in the production of fish products was also observed in the following commodity items:

• fish, dried, dried, salted or unsalted; salted fish, but not dried; fish in brine (except for smoked fish, fish fillets, fish heads, tails and bellies) – 6877 tons (3%);

• dried and dried fish – 3261 tons (+ 7%)

• smoked fish (including fillets, except for Pacific, Atlantic and Danube salmon, herring and trout, and also except for fish heads, tails and bellies) -2698 tons (+ 11%);

• caviar of other fish – 2457 tons (21%);

• salted herring – 2272 tons (+ 1%);

• ready-made and canned herring products, targets or in pieces, in vinegar, oil, marinade, tomato (except for minced meat and ready-made fish dishes) – 2,041 tons (+ 0.4%).

In addition, since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has produced:

• ready-made products and canned food from sardines, sardinella, sprat and sprat, targets or pieces, in vinegar, oil, marinade, tomato (except for minced meat and ready-made fish dishes) – 7531 tons;

• salted fish (except herring) – 1344 tons;

• prepared foods and canned food from other fish, purpose or in pieces, in vinegar, oil, marinade, tomato (except minced meat and prepared fish dishes) – 1061 tons;

• ready-made and canned foods from mackerel, targets or in pieces, in vinegar, oil, marinade, tomato (except for minced meat and ready-made fish dishes) – 392 tons.

See also: industrial catch of biological resources in the Sea of ​​Azov

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