Isa Golshahi, Iran Fisheries Organization’s director general for quality improvement, processing and development of fisheries market, told Mehr News correspondent on Sunday that under contracts signed between the two countries, Iran will start exporting fishery products to Russia in late August.
“Under existing contracts between the two countries, about 28,000 tons of fishery products, including shrimp, trout, other varieties of fish, and canned products will be exported to Russia,” he said.
While noting that the most high demand fishery export products to Russia are trout and shrimp, Golshani added Iran would start exporting the cultured produce once it reaches a suitable weight.
In recent months, Iran and Russia have taken steps to boost trade ties, with Russia announcing its decision to import foodstuff from Iran.