RIYADH: º£½ÇÖ±²¥ is eyeing a rise in shrimp exports to Russia to 20,000 tons next year, the CEO of the National Fisheries Development Program told CNBC on Sunday.
In an interview, Ali Al-Shaikhi said currently the Kingdom exports over 3,000 tons of shrimp to Russia.
He said due to its good quality, Saudi shrimp is in high demand in Russia.
º£½ÇÖ±²¥ is taking several steps to boost its aquaculture and plans to increase the sector’s yield fivefold by 2030 through public-private partnership.
The sector is expected to get a boost in the short-to-medium term through various projects to increase production to 600,000 tons per year, Deputy Minister for Agriculture Ahmed Aleyada earlier told Arab News.
