31st China-Russia Prime Ministers' Regular Meeting Held in St. Petersburg; Both Sides Agree to Continue Advancing Registration of Seafood Trade Enterprises and Restoration of Export Qualifications
On October 22, 2026, the 31st China-Russia Prime Ministers' Regular Meeting was held in St. Petersburg. The joint communiqué issued after the meeting stated that both sides will continue to address issues in bilateral fish and seafood trade, including restoring the qualifications of the two countries' seafood export enterprises and advancing the registration and approval of fishery companies.
On October 22, 2026, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese Premier Li Qiang held the 31st China-Russia Prime Ministers' Regular Meeting in St. Petersburg. The joint communiqué issued after the meeting listed bilateral fish and seafood trade among follow-up work items.
According to Fishnews, the two prime ministers agreed at the meeting to continue promoting the development of economic and trade cooperation. The joint communiqué stated that both sides will make joint efforts to further stabilize and comprehensively improve economic and trade cooperation and identified several areas of cooperation.
In the fisheries sector, the communiqué explicitly stated that both sides will continue to address issues related to expanding bilateral fish and seafood trade. Specific work includes continuing to restore the qualifications of the two countries' seafood export enterprises and continuing to advance the registration and approval of fishery companies in both countries, in order to develop bilateral trade in the water resources sector.
The meeting was held in St. Petersburg on October 22, 2026, with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin attending on the Russian side and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attending on the Chinese side. The joint communiqué assessed the development of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and listed the areas both sides will jointly advance going forward.
According to May 2026 import and export statistics from the General Administration of Customs, China's mainland imports of warm-water shrimp (penaeid shrimp, including whiteleg shrimp, black tiger shrimp, etc., under the customs commodity classification code HS 0306.17) in that month totaled 19.84 tonnes, with an import value of USD 238,080.0 and an average import price of USD 12,000.0 per tonne. These figures are import statistics under the customs commodity classification and do not constitute catch volumes, aquaculture production, or market spot prices.