Frozen fish market situation in Murmansk as per 8 April 2008
As per 8 April 2008 the fresh frozen fish market has been marked by certain changes in prices, market players based in Murmansk told http://www.fishnet-russia.com/ (https://www.fishnet.ru/).
The prices of whole blue whiting and blue whiting backs have increased slightly. The price of the fish in transit to be landed has been even higher.
There are no significant volumes of herring in stock in Murmansk.
The price of polar cod (Boreogadus saida) varies from RUB14.50 per kilo for carton No.4 to RUB 12.80 per kilo for carton No. 9.
Demand for capelin of Russian origin has stayed weak and processors have preferred cheaper fish of the foreign origin.
Product | Price ex-coldstore Murmansk, RUB per kilo | ||||
12.03.2008 | 18.03.2008 | 25.03.2008 | 01.04.2008 | 08.04.2008 | |
Herring 200-300 | 20.50 (lean) | 20.50-23.50 | 23.50 | - | - |
Herring 300+ | 26.00 | 26.00 | - | - | - |
Poorly graded herring classified as large and fat | 21.00 | 21.00 | - | - | - |
Herring 200- Norway | 19.70-20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | - | - |
Herring 200-300 Norway | 20.00-21.50 | 21.00-23.50 | 22.00-22.50 | 22.00-22.50 | 22.00 |
Herring 300+ Norway | 26.50-28.00 | 25.50-27.00 | 25.50-27.00 | 27.30 | - |
Herring 350+ Norway | 33.50-35.00 | 33.50-35.00 | 34.50 | 34.50 | - |
Blue whiting carton No.4 | 17.80-22.50 | 17.00-18.00 | 17.20-17.50 | 16.50-17.40 | 17.00-17.70 |
Blue whiting carton No 9 | 19.90-20.00 | 15.00-17.50 | 15.20-15.50 | 15.30-15.40 | 15.95-16.70 |
Blue whiting backs | - | - | 35.00 | 35.00 | 37.00 |
Blue whiting fillet | - | - | 38.00 | 38.00 | - |
Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) | 14.50-16.50 | 14.50-16.00 | 13.00-15.00 | 14.00 | 12.80-14.50 |
Capelin | 25.00-35.00 | 25.00-35.00 | 25.50-35.00 | 27.65-34.70 | 27.00-34.50 |
Headed blue sea cat | 57.00-60.00 | 56.00-57.50 | 56.00-57.50 | 55.50-57.50 | 52.60-55.00 |
Headed spotted sea cat | 90.00-99.90 | 94.00-99.00 | 94.00-99.00 | 94.00-97.00 | 97.00-99.50 |
Headless gutted rough dab | 70.00-75.00 | 70.00-75.00 | 70.00-75.00 | - | - |
Headed halibut 1- | 110.00-118.00 | 110.00-118.00 | 110.00-118.00 | 105.00-110.00 | 105.00-110.00 |
Headed halibut 1+ | 115.00-128.00 | 117.00-130.00 | 117.00-130.00 | 112.00-118.00 | 112.00-118.00 |
Headed haddock 800- | 67.00 | 70.00-71.00 | 70.00-71.00 | 71.00 | 74.00 |
Headed haddock 800+ | 75.00 | 78.00-79.00 | 78.00-79.00 | 75.00 | 84.00 |
Headed cod 1- | 84.00-89.00 | 89.00-100.00 | 89.00-100.00 | 92.00 | 86.00 |
Headed cod 1+ | 99.00-102.00 | 85.00-110.00 | 85.00-110.00 | 97.00 | 100.00 |
Headed saithe 1- | 56.00 | 56.00 | 56.00 | 55.00 | 53.00-55.00 |
Headed saithe 1+ | 56.50-58.00 | 56.50-58.00 | 56.50-58.00 | 55.00 | 54.00-55.00 |