Fish: States reduce prices to ensure consumption this week

The optimism in the demand for fish and seafood in the religious holiday of Easter is in several States. The strategy of many of them is to lower the price to ensure in times of demand reduction in the purchasing power of households.
In the Northeast, "the demand at this time of year grows about 30%, of causing the rise of products," explains the President of Bahia fishing, Nathalie Oliveira junior. Linked to the Secretary of agriculture (Seagri), with the support of Federal Oversight of fisheries and aquaculture in Bahia, the Organization promotes the event '' Holy Fish '', in which colonies, associations and cooperatives of fishermen sell fish and seafood with discounts of up to 60%.
Thus, "the fishermen and fish farmers, can dispose of their products with the logistical support of Bahia fishing and without intermediaries, and consumers may find cheaper fish," says Oliveira.
The city of Ponta Grossa, Paraná, tells, in a note, that the 12th live fish fair also brings the product more affordable values. For the municipal Secretary of Agriculture, Gustavo Raj Naik, this is a way to make room for the farmers of the region.
The fish farmers and artisanal fishers of Rio Grande do Sul expect sales this year exceed the mark of 1000 3.2 tons in Holy week, registered in 2015. According to technical assistance and Rural extension (Emater-RS), the State has local fish marketing 6,139.
The fish market of Brasília, which works in the Central Federal District (Ceasa-DF), expect 30% increase in sales. In a note, there are Fish, an association that runs the market, says tilapia must lead the consumer ranking and one of the factors is "be a product considered cheap," according to the President Francisco Bay.