Popular fish market gains and price drops

On high between 5% and 10% on the values of traditional imported from Easter, such as cod and salmon, the output to the extractive industry was betting on an increase in the supply of most popular varieties. Hake, sardines and cation held high of 11.2% of sales in São Paulo, in the last week, and national fish prices should follow in fall.
The data are from the previous balance for the sector called Semana Santa, held by Warehouses and general stores of São Paulo (Ceagesp). According to a survey of the entity were recorded sales of 6,754 tons of fish in the period, against 6,073 tons traded in annual comparison.
"The popular had a bigger offer. The noble fish were more expensive and the consumer may have migrated to the most popular products on the basis of this good offer, "says economist at Ceagesp, Flávio Godas.
At the moment the purchasing power of families decreases and import costs increase, imported varieties have lost space for produce grown within the country. As demand is seasonally very sharp this time of year, the extractive sector raised the volume available for sale.
"The balance is still not consolidated, but hake, sardines and cation were those who jumped in our eyes," recalls Godas. According to the Economist, the hake was the only one who had the stable price on annual variation in R $ 9 per pound. The other two had their falls of 40% and 16.9%, to $ 2.50 and R $ per * cent *.
In March, the average cost of category fish had climbed 4.42%, highlighting the high on corvina, of 23.7%, tilapia, from 20.3%, mullet, of 17.4%, and salmon, with 10.35%.
In the evaluation of Godas, the trend for the next few months is to drop in values due to increased supply and possible reduction in consumption.
Other actions
Last week, the Bahia Fishing company, linked to the Department of Agriculture of Bahia (Seagri), in partnership with the Ministry of fisheries and aquaculture, held the first edition of ' Holy Fish ', an event which brought together cooperatives so they could sell the product with discounts of up to 50% at terminals of Salvador and Ilhéus. There also predominated the popular varieties, from small-scale fishing.
"We were able to sell 15 tons of fish, which is within the perspective of the region. In addition to the cheapest price, the quality of the product was still superior. Of the total offered, we had leftover 700 pounds that were donated to a religious entity, with social purposes in the region, "the Technical Director of the Bahia fishing, Cláudio Carvalho.
In General, the State produces about 105 thousand tons per year, sold between $ 10 and $ 12 per pound. During the event, it was possible to sell products to $ 6.
According to the Director, the Bahia has 125 thousand fishermen declared in a general registry of fishing. The Holy Fish ' collaborated to promote activity, a fact that already happens through partnerships with the Ministry of agrarian development (MDA).
About the support given to small fishermen, it is worth mentioning the latest announcement of change in Insurance Defense-a temporary financial assistance granted to professional fisherman and handmade-which facilitates access to benefit through requests via call center.