Frozen fish market situation in Murmansk as per 4 March 2008
As per 4 March 2008 the fresh frozen fish market situation has been marked by increase of prices on certain fish species, market players based in Murmansk told http://www.fishnet-russia.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/).
The price of blue whiting, however, has continued to decrease, as the new landings are expected. In particular, at the end of the week the offers of the blue whiting carton No. 9 appeared at a price of RUB19.60 per kilo and RUB 21 for the blue whiting carton No. 4.
The prices of herring from Norway of every kind have increased slightly.
The prices of Norwegian capelin vary from RUB 24.80 to RUB 27 (40 - 50 pcs/kg), at the same time the prices of the fish of Russian origin of bigger size reach RUB35 per kilo.
Average prices of cod have come up. More specifically, the cod of the size less than one kilo processed onshore is sold at a price of RUB 81 - RUB 82 per kilo, the cod frozen at sea is sold at a price of RUB 105 - RUB 108 per kilo.
The prices of haddock vary from RUB 65.00 for fish frozen onshore to RUB 74.00 frozen at sea. The big-sized haddock of Norwegian origin is feasible to buy at a price of RUB 74 per kilo.
Product | Price ex-coldstore Murmansk, RUB per kilo | ||||
29.01.2008 | 05.02.2008 | 12.02.2008 | 19.02.2008 | 26.02.2008 | |
Herring 200-300 | 21.50 | 21.50-21.80 | 22.00-23.00 | 21.00-24.00 | 22.00-23.00 |
Herring 300+ | 26.50-28.00 | 26.50-28.00 | 26.50-28.00 | 27.00-28.00 | 27.00-28.00 |
Poorly graded herring classified as large and fat | - | 20.80 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 21.40 |
Herring 200- Norway | 19.50-20.50 | 19.30-19.50 | 19.30-19.60 | 19.60 | 19.70-21.00 |
Herring 200-300 Norway | 21.50 | 21.00 | 19.70 | 19.70-20.00 | 20.00-22.00 |
Herring 300+ Norway | 26.50 | 26.50 | 25.90 | 25.50-26.00 | 26.40-28.00 |
Herring 350+ Norway | 33.50 | 32.90-33.50 | 32.90-33.50 | 33.00 | 33.20-35.00 |
Blue whiting carton No.4 | 27.90-28.50 | 26.50-28.70 | 26.00-26.62 | 26.00-27.50 | 21.00-25.08 |
Blue whiting carton No 9 | 26.50-27.00 | 25.50-27.30 | 24.60-25.50 | 23.90-24.00 | 19.60-24.50 |
Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) | 16.70-18.50 | 15.90-18.00 | 16.00-17.00 | 15.50-17.00 | 15.00-17.00 |
Capelin | - | - | 24.70-34.00 | 24.50-28.00 | 24.80-35.00 |
Headed blue sea cat | 50.00-58.00 | 56.00-58.50 | 55.00-60.00 | 56.00 | 57.30-59.50 |
Headed spotted sea cat | 90.00-97.00 | 90.00-97.00 | 90.00-97.00 | 84.00-98.00 | 90.00-99.90 |
Headless gutted rough dab | 70.00-72.00 | 70.00-72.00 | - | 86.00 | 70.00-75.00 |
Headed halibut 1- | 100.00-115.00 | 100.00-115.00 | 100.00-115.00 | 110.00 | 110.00-118.00 |
Headed halibut 1+ | 117.00-125.00 | 111.00-125.00 | 115.00-125.00 | 115.00-125.00 | 115.00-128.00 |
Headed haddock 800- | 65.00-67.00 | 65.00-68.50 | 70.00 | 68.00-70.00 | 65.00-74.00 |
Headed haddock 800+ | 72.00-77.00 | 71.50-78.50 | 72.00 | 72.00-78.00 | 74.00 |
Headed cod 1- | 85.00-100.00 | 87.00-100.00 | 78.00-82.00 | 72.00-82.00 | 81.00-108.00 |
Headed cod 1+ | 105.00-110.00 | 107.00-110.00 | 100.00-110.00 | 95.00-110.00 | 97.00-114.00 |
Headed saithe 1- | 50.00-55.00 | 50.00-55.00 | 55.00-56.00 | 55.00-56.00 | 55.00-56.00 |
Headed saithe 1+ | 56.00-58.00 | 55.50-58.00 | - | - | 56.00-58.00 |