In Russia, wholesale prices for red caviar are falling — VARPE

The All-Russian Association of Fishery Industrialists (VARPE) has announced that there will be no shortage of high-quality red caviar in Russia at affordable prices, as fishermen in the Far East have a large supply and are reducing costs ahead of holidays. Wholesale prices for salmon caviar in the Far East have significantly dropped, and prices are also decreasing in the Central Federal District. VARPE expects retail prices to follow suit due to the sufficient supply and reduction in wholesale prices.

Fishermen in the Far East still have a large stock of this product in their warehouses There will be no shortage of high-quality red caviar at prices affordable to Russians in the near future; fishermen are already reducing its cost before the upcoming holidays. This was reported by the All-Russian Association of Fishery Industrialists (VARPE). According to the association, wholesale prices for salmon caviar in the Far East have dropped significantly. In purchases from fishermen, prices for salted pink salmon caviar start at 4,500 rubles/kg — 1.5 times less than in December 2024, for chum salmon caviar — from 5,500 rubles/kg (15% lower). In the wholesale segment in the Central Federal District, prices are also falling: the wholesale price of pink salmon caviar in Moscow has decreased by almost 1%, to 8,100 rubles/kg, while the price of chum salmon caviar has decreased more noticeably — by 7% (the average price is 8,000 rubles/kg). “Far East fishermen have a fairly large supply ...