Frozen fish market situation in Murmansk as per 11 March 2008
As per 11 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 offers of lean spent herring 200 - 300 of Russian origin at a price of RUB20.50 have appeared.
The prices of Norwegian capelin (40 - 50 pcs/kg) have stayed at the level of RUB25 - RUB 27 per kilo. The prices of bigger capelin of Russian origin have stayed at RUB 35 per kilo.
The shortage of ground fish species is accompanied by high prices of this product range.
Meanwhile the price of blue whiting has continued to come down. In Murmansk this fish is sold at a price of RUB17.80 and in St. Petersburg the price has decreased to RUB 18.00. The prices of polar cod (Boreogadus saida) started decreasing as well, but the traders are rather reluctant to decrease prices.
Product | Price ex-coldstore Murmansk, RUB per kilo | ||||
12.02.2008 | 19.02.2008 | 26.02.2008 | 04.03.2008 | 11.03.2008 | |
Herring 200-300 | 21.50-21.80 | 22.00-23.00 | 21.00-24.00 | 22.00-23.00 | 20.50 (lean) |
Herring 300+ | 26.50-28.00 | 26.50-28.00 | 27.00-28.00 | 27.00-28.00 | 26.00 |
Poorly graded herring classified as large and fat | 20.80 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 21.40 | 21.00 |
Herring 200- Norway | 19.30-19.50 | 19.30-19.60 | 19.60 | 19.70-21.00 | 19.70-20.00 |
Herring 200-300 Norway | 21.00 | 19.70 | 19.70-20.00 | 20.00-22.00 | 20.00-21.50 |
Herring 300+ Norway | 26.50 | 25.90 | 25.50-26.00 | 26.40-28.00 | 26.50-28.00 |
Herring 350+ Norway | 32.90-33.50 | 32.90-33.50 | 33.00 | 33.20-35.00 | 33.50-35.00 |
Blue whiting carton No.4 | 26.50-28.70 | 26.00-26.62 | 26.00-27.50 | 21.00-25.08 | 17.80-22.50 |
Blue whiting carton No 9 | 25.50-27.30 | 24.60-25.50 | 23.90-24.00 | 19.60-24.50 | 19.90-20.00 |
Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) | 15.90-18.00 | 16.00-17.00 | 15.50-17.00 | 15.00-17.00 | 14.50-16.50 |
Capelin | - | 24.70-34.00 | 24.50-28.00 | 24.80-35.00 | 25.00-35.00 |
Headed blue sea cat | 56.00-58.50 | 55.00-60.00 | 56.00 | 57.30-59.50 | 57.00-60.00 |
Headed spotted sea cat | 90.00-97.00 | 90.00-97.00 | 84.00-98.00 | 90.00-99.90 | 90.00-99.90 |
Headless gutted rough dab | 70.00-72.00 | - | 86.00 | 70.00-75.00 | 70.00-75.00 |
Headed halibut 1- | 100.00-115.00 | 100.00-115.00 | 110.00 | 110.00-118.00 | 110.00-118.00 |
Headed halibut 1+ | 111.00-125.00 | 115.00-125.00 | 115.00-125.00 | 115.00-128.00 | 115.00-128.00 |
Headed haddock 800- | 65.00-68.50 | 70.00 | 68.00-70.00 | 65.00-74.00 | 67.00 |
Headed haddock 800+ | 71.50-78.50 | 72.00 | 72.00-78.00 | 74.00 | 75.00 |
Headed cod 1- | 87.00-100.00 | 78.00-82.00 | 72.00-82.00 | 81.00-108.00 | 84.00-89.00 |
Headed cod 1+ | 107.00-110.00 | 100.00-110.00 | 95.00-110.00 | 97.00-114.00 | 99.00-102.00 |
Headed saithe 1- | 50.00-55.00 | 55.00-56.00 | 55.00-56.00 | 55.00-56.00 | 56.00 |
Headed saithe 1+ | 55.50-58.00 | - | - | 56.00-58.00 | 56.50-58.00 |