Japan: Russian Snow Crab Imports up 20% in January-October, Pushing Down US Imports by 30%
Snow crab imports are on the rise partly due to the influx of crab from the Barents Sea in Russia. According to trade statistics from the Ministry of Finance, imports of frozen snow crab from January to October were 17,618 tons, up 20% from last year. Of that, imports from Russia were 11,564 tons, up 20%, reported Minato Shimbun.
The winning bid price at an auction in Busan, South Korea, for new frozen opilio snow crab from the Russian...
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