Faroese mackerel depreciating at St-Petersburg’s wholesale seafood market
As per mid-July 2021 the wholesale market at St. Petersburg (Russia’s main entry port for imported seafood) is displaying declining prices for mackerel originating from the Faroe Islands, reports Megafishnet.com.
Meanwhile mixed trends are observed for several other species both of imported and domestic origin.
Price range ex-SPb cold storage or CNF SPb port as of 14 July 2021
Products |
Grades |
Country of origin |
Price inc. VAT, Rub |
Trend |
Comments |
|
from |
to |
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Atlantic herring WR |
425+ |
Faroe islands |
130 |
140 |
Stable |
Small demand. |
400+ |
125 |
133 |
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380+ |
111 |
119 |
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350+ |
107 |
117 |
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300+ |
99 |
105 |
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Atlantic herring WR |
300+ |
Russia |
100 |
109 |
Stable |
No demand. |
Atlantic mackerel, WR (summer 2021 catch) |
400-600 |
Faroese Islands |
140 |
160 |
Down |
Demand is brisk, but the price went down by more than RUR10 week-on-week. |
300-500 |
130 |
140 |
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Atlantic mackerel, WR (summer 2021 catch) |
300-600 |
Russia |
130 |
138 |
|
Prices remain firm, but a decline is possible. The demand is too low. |
400-400 |
150 |
155 |
||||
Sprat frozen |
9-12 |
Baltic |
80 |
102 |
Stable |
Low demand. |
Baltic herring frozen |
15+ |
Kaliningrad |
88 |
105 |
Stable |
Zero demand. |
Mussel meat |
200-300 |
Chile |
270 |
300 |
Down |
Poor demand. |
Milkfish |
800+ |
China |
280 |
305 |
Stable |
Poor demand. |
Yellowtail frozen |
800-1200 |
Korea, Japan |
180 |
205 |
Down |
Low demand. |
Bonnetmouth wr |
250+, 300+ |
New Zealand |
60 |
135 |
Stable |
No demand. |
Tilapia fillet 5% |
3-5 |
China |
315 |
340 |
Up |
Low demand. |
5-7 |
320 |
345 |
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Pangasius fillet 5% |
Vietnam |
143 |
152 |
Stable |
Low demand. |
|
Hake HGT |
400-600 |
Argentina, Uruguay |
190 |
200 |
Stable |
Demand is brisker than last week. |
300-500 |
180 |
215 |
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200-350 |
178 |
195 |
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80-200 |
175 |
180 |
||||
Hoki HGT |
300-500 |
Uruguay |
175 |
190 |
Stable |
No demand. |
Salmon frozen |
4-5 |
Chile |
705 |
720 |
Down |
Demand is very weak. Traders command slightly lower prices in order to stimulate the sales. |
Salmon frozen |
5-6 |
Chile |
710 |
740 |
Down |
|
Salmon frozen |
6-7 |
Chile |
715 |
745 |
Down |
|
Salmon frozen |
7-8 |
Chile |
730 |
755 |
Down |
|
Salmon frozen |
8-9 |
750 |
775 |
Down |
||
Trout HG |
0.9-1.4 |
Turkey |
565 |
575 |
Down |
Demand is good. |
1.4-1.8 |
600 |
620 |
||||
1.8-2.7 |
610 |
650 |
||||
2.7-4 |
640 |
680 |
||||
21+ |
660 |
690 |
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Northern blue whiting |
21+ |
Russia |
58 |
63 |
Stable |
Practically no demand. |
Alaska pollock HG |
25+ |
Russian Far East |
92 |
95 |
Stable |
Demand is low. |
20+ |
85 |
89 |
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Atlantic cod HG |
1-2, 2-3 |
Russia |
250 |
260 |
Stable |
Low demand. |
0.5-1 |
215 |
220 |
||||
Pacific cod |
1-2, 2-3 |
Russia |
180 |
195 |
Stable |
Brisk demand. |
Haddock HG |
0,5-1 |
Russia |
160 |
170 |
Stable |
Small demand. |
1+ |
175 |
195 |
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Saithe HG |
0.5-1 |
Russia |
152 |
157 |
Up |
Brisk demand. |
1+ |
165 |
170 |
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Sea Bass HG |
150-300 |
Russia |
205 |
220 |
Stably up |
Demand is brisk but it has declined. |
300-500 |
305 |
318 |
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Blue catfish |
Russia |
115 |
120 |
Stable |
Low demand. |
|
Motley catfish |
|
Russia |
185 |
200 |
Up |
Brisk demand. |
Source of price information: Megafishnet.com
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