Geostat reports the sharp contrast between salmon (red) caviar and sturgeon (black) caviar imports. The data shows that in the first 11 months of 2024, imports of red caviar increased sharply, whereas black declined significantly.
- Black Caviar (Sturgeon):
- Quantity: 0.14 tons
- Value: $89,370
- Primary importing countries: France ($40,890), Italy ($39,190), Latvia ($9,300).
Notably, no imports of caviar from Russia or China took place in 2024.
- Red Caviar (Salmon):
- Quantity: 115 tons
- Value: $1.4 million
- Primary importing countries: Russia ($890,090), China ($239,100), Belarus ($181,080), Poland ($38,340), Latvia ($26,390), Finland ($11,530), Ukraine ($5,900), Germany ($5,360).
Russia remains the primary source of red caviar, with an increasing supply in 2024.
