OREANDA-NEWS  Shipments of crustaceans, mainly crabs, from Russia to South Korea almost doubled in September this year and reached their highest level since the beginning of the year, according to data from the Korean customs, which was analyzed by RIA Novosti.

So, in September 2026, crustaceans worth 49.2 million dollars arrived from the Russian Federation to South Korea, which is the largest volume since January. On a monthly basis, shipments increased 1.8 times, and on an annual basis - by 24%. They were mainly crabs, and sometimes Koreans buy small amounts of shrimp.

South Korea imported another $33.8 million worth of frozen fish from Russia (the most since April), which is 29% more than in August. These were mainly pollock, cod, as well as frozen liver, caviar and fish milk. Fillets and fish meat, in particular, frozen pollock fillets, were purchased for 11.4 million dollars (the maximum since last September). During the month, shipments increased by 37%.