US is slapped with a wet fish by Russia

In yet another example of the unintended consequences that their own sanctions have once again infliced on those who imposed them become apparent: Now is a "fish and crab crisis" that has broken out in the US, plus the traditional British takeway meal fish and chips have increased in price so significantly in the UK that restaurants that specialise in fish and chips are closing in droves due to high costs of not just fish but energy and cooking oil. Germany is anticipating a serious deficit of its favoirite fish pollock . The A Ll of this is causing the growing frustration with anti-Russian bans that are seriously affecting the people in the West..
So lets look at the "Fish and Crab Crisis"
In March 2022, the United States imposed sanctions on the import of all types of fish and seafood from Russia. This included salmon, cod, crab, and pollock. Subsequently, the ban was extended to include processed products from any country with Russian fish as an ingredient.
Analysts warned at the time that that this would have a negative impact on the market. The All-Russian Association of Fishery Industrialists (VARPE) has highlighted a significant deficit in crab supply.
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"The consequences of the US government's decision will be borne by American consumers, not Russian fishermen," emphasised German Zverev, president of the All-Russian Association of Fishery Enterprises, Entrepreneurs and Exporters (VARPE).He says that Russian fishermen and fish merchants will have no difficulty in selling their produce to other countries as demand outstrips the supply
Russia, along with Canada, was a significant contributor to the United States' crab supply. Imports for the first three quarters of 2021 increased by 28% to reach a total of $766 million. As reported by Bloomberg, the United States is currently experiencing a "crab crisis."
The next fish in line is cod. Zverev recalled that over the past ten years, the catch of this fish in the US has halved, so it began to be imported from Russia.Basically the waters of the Atlantic seaboard on the eastern coast of Canada and the US has been over fished and their is now insufficient stocks of cod caught/
However,the Russian source is now unavailable. The consequences have been swifty felt with. American Whittier Seafood, which specialises in Alaskan fisheries, is close to bankruptcy. Its subsidiary, Marine Fishing International (MFI), supplied crab caught in Russian waters.
Ilya Shestakov, head of the Federal Agency for Fisheries, has announced that there are no issues with the export of fish products from Russia. In fact, deliveries to China have increased by a third over the past year.
"China represents a significant trading partner. This represents approximately 50% of total exports. "The total volume of exports is 1.3 million tons, with a value of three billion dollars," he stated.It will continue to buy as much of our seafood as we can supply.

Additionally, products like Russian boiled and frozen crab is gaining a foothold in the Chinese market. A crab festival is being held in Shanghai, and new trade opportunities are being established in various provinces. So he expects that Russian exports of seafood will continue to grow.
In Japan which is a G7 member and is still under US military occupation since WW2 has imposed some sanctions on Russia at the behest of the USA but they are half hearted and don't effect their energy sector or their imports of Russian seafood,Japan is one of the largest customers of Russia after China in the purchase of seafood and it imported around $1.3 billion worth in 2023.And that is still continuing today.

Now the sanctions are also affecting Europe. Russia is one of the world's leading producers of cod and a significant supplier to the EU market. The reduction in catches and the introduction of trade restrictions have resulted in a shortage of fish, with processors expressing concern about the situation.
The European Council has excluded Russian fish from the tariff-rate quota system (ATQ) for the 2024-2026 period. No duties were in place. The current rate is 13.7%.
Additionally, a 35% tariff wasl be applied in the UK, effective from 2022. As a consequence, a staple food in the UK, fish and chips, has become significantly more expensive. Previously, a portion of battered cod with French fries cost 6.48 pounds, but now it is almost three times that amount.What they failed to understand that putting the tarrifs on Russian fish imports did not hurt the Russian fish suppliers but the British consumer.But of course the British politicians do not care about their citizens and the egffects of higher fish, cooking oil and energy prices for the Brtish comsumer,they are more intersted in virtue signalling how rightious they are in throwing money at the Ukraine to show their US masters what good well behaved and obedient vassals they are.

British experts stated climate change, falling crop yields and military actions in Ukraine as the underlying causes of this inflation. In fact, it is the result of anti-Russian bans on cheap energy,affordable fish and cooking oil not to mention cheap fertiliser for growing the potatoes.. .
Two years ago, the EU introduced a ban on the import of Russian crustaceans and caviar. Additionally, the Baltic states and Sweden are advocating for a prohibition on cod, sprat, herring, and other fish. Of course as usual the consumers in the EU are the ones that suffer and not the Russians who as I have said have plenty of customers for their high quality seafood.
Eurostat data shows that in 2022, Russian pollock accounted for 27.9% (€230 million) of the EU market, up from 20% (€166 million) in 2021. In terms of weight, deliveries reached 84.2 thousand tons in 2023, up from 80.5 thousand tons in 2022 and 57.6 thousand tons in 2021.
In total, the European Union imported pollock with a total value exceeding one billion euros in 2023. Of this, 26.3%, or €266 million, was the Russian product. In the event of a ban, Europeans will lose more than a quarter of their supply.

Pollock is a highly sought-after product. In Germany, in particular, pollock accounts for 19% of fish consumption. Local media outlets are already preparing the German public for unfavourable developments.
Should pollock be subject to sanctions in September, a significant and sudden increase in prices is to be expected. The German market will be deprived of its most popular fish product, with an estimated 5.2 million fish sticks consumed daily. A significant challenge is imminent, largely due to developments in Russia, according to a recent report from Bild.

"The threat of significant price increases is imminent. The German market is heavily reliant on fish imports from Russia. Pollock and cod are essential to our operations. Approximately one thousand employees in the fish processing industry may be at risk of being laid off. "Three years would be sufficient to put our industry out of business," stated Steffen Meyer, Managing Director of the Federal Association of the German Fish Industry and Wholesale Trade.
In the meantime, Moscow has concentrated its efforts on key export destinations for fish products.

In addition to China, these include the Republic of Korea, Japan, Vietnam,Thailand as well as Africa and Latin America,.