Balance profit of the Russian fishing industry in January-June 2017 decreased by 18.7%, when compared to the same period last year and amounted to 35.3 billion rubles, reports "Kommersant" with reference to the all-Russian Association of fishery managers (VARPE). The index fell for the first time since 2014

According to experts, the industry has exhausted the factor of devaluation of the ruble. In addition, its profitability under pressure of low world prices and reduced consumer ability in Russia.

According to Rosrybolovstva, in the first half of the volume of fish production in the country increased by 3.3%, to 2.4 million tonnes the Production of finished products increased by 5% to 169,4 thousand tons of frozen fish - by 4.2% to 1.4 million tonnes, canned food in oil, which is 6.7%, to 31 thousand tons.

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