St-Petersburg’s wholesale seafood market facing lack of white fish supply
As per early March the wholesale market of St-Petersburg (Russia’s main entry port for imported seafood) was facing delays with arrival of some fish products such as blue whiting and pangasius fillets, reports Megafishnet.com.
Besides, it looked like several other white fish species were also in short supply as Atlantic cod and saithe were mostly traded for export. Hake shipments from Argentina and Uruguay could potentially dwindle as well because of the fleet’s switch to squid fishery.
Haddock supply looked better however creating potential for price softening.
Meanwhile Atlantic herring prices have stabilized while the Russia-caught Atlantic mackerel WR went up in demand and price.
Price range ex-SPb cold storage or CNF SPb port as of 3 March 2021
|
Products |
Grades |
Country of origin |
Price inc. VAT, Rub |
Trend |
Comments |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
from |
to |
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|
Atlantic herring WR |
450+ |
Faroe islands |
140 |
155 |
Stable |
The demand is low. |
|
425+ |
129 |
135 |
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|
400+ |
119 |
127 |
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|
380+ |
112 |
119 |
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|
350+ |
108 |
115 |
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|
300+ |
99 |
105 |
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|
Atlantic herring WR |
300+ |
Russia |
92 |
102 |
Stable |
Fairly brisk demand |
|
Atlantic mackerel, WR |
400-600 |
Faroe islands |
189 |
230 |
Stable |
Brisk demand. |
|
300-500 |
185 |
190 |
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|
Atlantic Mackerel, WR |
400-600 |
Russia |
174 |
190 |
Up |
Brisk demand. |
|
300-500 |
170 |
175 |
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|
Sprat frozen |
9-12 |
Baltic |
80 |
97 |
Stable |
Very brisk demand, price rise possible |
|
Caspian |
75 |
84 |
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|
Baltic herring frozen |
15+ |
Kaliningrad |
85 |
99 |
Stable |
Brisk demand |
|
Mussel meat |
200-300 |
Chile |
295 |
310 |
Stable |
Poor demand |
|
Milkfish |
800+ |
China |
285 |
305 |
Stable |
Poor demand |
|
Yellow tail frozen |
800-1200 |
Korea, Japan |
158 |
180 |
Up |
Good demand |
|
Bonnetmouth |
250+, 300+ |
New Zealand |
60 |
135 |
Down |
No demand |
|
Tilapia fillet 5% |
3-5 |
China |
280 |
300 |
Stable |
Weak demand |
|
5-7 |
290 |
315 |
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|
Pangasius fillet 5% |
Vietnam |
165 |
180 |
Stable |
Brisk demand, expected price rise is not yet here due to delayed landings in SPb harbour and low coldstore inventories |
|
|
Hake HGT |
300-500 |
Argentina, Uruguay |
178 |
200 |
Stably down |
Brisk demand. In Argentina and Uruguay prices are slightly up as hake landings are zero (fleets are targeting squid). |
|
200-350 |
174 |
185 |
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|
80-200 |
170 |
175 |
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|
Hoki HGT |
300-500 |
Uruguay |
185 |
195 |
Stable |
Poor demand |
|
Salmon frozen |
4-5 |
Chile |
620 |
680 |
Stable |
Demand is up, prices in Chile went up, traders expect a price rise on the Russian market. |
|
Salmon frozen |
5-6 |
Chile |
620 |
690 |
Stable |
|
|
Salmon frozen |
6-7 |
Chile |
620 |
690 |
Stable |
|
|
Salmon frozen |
7-8 |
Chile, |
625 |
690 |
Stable |
|
|
Salmon frozen |
8-9 |
630 |
700 |
Stable |
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|
Trout HG |
2-4 |
Chile |
570 |
620 |
Stable |
Good demand, coldstore inventories are zero |
|
4-6 |
590 |
635 |
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|
6-9 |
630 |
675 |
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|
Trout HG |
1,8-2,7 |
Turkey |
530 |
560 |
Up |
Brisk demand |
|
2.7-4 |
590 |
610 |
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|
Salmon bellies |
1-3 |
Faroe islands, Russia |
335 |
390 |
Stable |
Poor demand |
|
Northern Blue Whiting |
21+ |
Russia |
59 |
64 |
Stable |
Prices are stable. Landings in SPb harbor are delayed due to poor fishery and rough weather. |
|
Alaska Pollock headed |
25+ |
Russia |
79 |
88 |
Stable |
Poor demand |
|
Atlantic Cod headed |
1-2, 2-3 |
Russia |
235 |
250 |
Stable |
The demand is here, cod mostly goes for export, and on the domestic market the demand is poor. |
|
Pacific Cod |
1-2, 2-3 |
Russia |
188 |
198 |
Down |
Brisk demand |
|
Pink Salmon HG, caught 2020 |
Russian Far East |
325 |
370 |
Stable |
Weak demand |
|
|
Haddock HG |
0,5-1 |
Russia |
155 |
170 |
Stably down |
Good demand, a slight price rise is possible. |
|
1+ |
180 |
190 |
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|
Saithe HG |
0,5-1, 1+ |
Russia |
146 |
155 |
Stable |
Good demand, no inventories |
|
Sea Bass HG |
150-300 |
Russia |
170 |
200 |
Up |
Brisk demand, very low inventories in Spb, prices are slightly up. New catches are expected in April-May at the earliest. |
|
Blue catfish |
Russia |
92 |
100 |
Stable |
Weak demand |
|
|
Motley catfish |
Russia |
182 |
195 |
Stable |
Weak demand |
|
Source of price information: Megafishnet.com
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