Status and trends of the world market of caviar

Abstract

The analysis of the development of the world market of sturgeon caviar. As the main trends of development determined the diversification of the production of sturgeon and caviar from fishing in the wild production of this product only in aquaculture conditions. Uncontrolled poaching of sturgeon and production of sturgeon caviar led to almost complete destruction of the population at the end of the last century. The great demand for caviar as a gourmet and nutritious food, has led to the inflow of investments to the development of aquaculture – the artificial rearing of sturgeon. Among the countries with the largest volume of aquaculture production of sturgeon caviar are China, Russia, Italy, Germany, Poland and the United States. 90% of the domestic market of sturgeon caviar in Ukraine is contrabandism and counterfeit. Absent purposeful activity of the state to stimulate the development of aquaculture production and protection of sturgeon.