Vitaly Kornev, President of the Association of Fish Market Industrial and Commercial Enterprises, said that after the new year the price of salmon roe in Russia may collapse.
Now, there is enough salmon roe on the Russian market, but the demand for it is not high because of the high price (about 1050-1100 rubles per kilo) .
Kornev said that in 2013/2014 the situation may be the same as it was in 2010/2011, when before New Year 140-gram can of salmon roe was supplied to retailers for 200 rubles, and in May 2011 it was sold for 99 rubles.
Usually, the price for salmon roe are determined by the volumes of harvest in Russia, but this year the most part of fish apparently went to Alaska shores, where very high catch was recorded this year. Salmon roe from Alaska will be supplied to Russia in the end of October.
Source: www.sfera.fm