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Abu Dhabi: Fish prices have significantly dropped in Abu Dhabi, with rates expected to go further down as the winter progresses, fish traders in the Abu Dhabi Fish Market at Mina Zayed in the capital have said..
They said as current prices have seen a decrease of up to Dh30 per kilogram on a wide variety of fish in the market. Hamour, the most popular fish, can be bought for as little as Dh35 a kg, down from around Dh60 a kg a couple of months ago. |
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Fish traders said the winter season is the best for fish catch as a result of which fish prices drop. Since the catch is improving with every passing day, the prices are expected to slide down further.
Speaking to Gulf News, Mohammad Ashraf, a fish trader from India at the Mina fish market, said, “Nowadays, fish are available in abundance due to good weather. One month back, Hamour prices had touched Dh70 a kg, but now the medium sized Hamour from is going for just Dh35 a kg, while those sourced from Abu Dhabi are being sold at Dh50 a kg. Some are even selling it for Dh40.”
Ashraf, who has been in the business for 25 years, admits the traders are always open to bargains as customers invariably want prices slashed further.
Traders said other varieties like Sherry (Big) are going for Dh25 a kg, Seabream Dh30, Kingfish (Small) Dh20, Kingfish (Big) Dh35 , Jesh Dh20, Taqwa Dh25 and Shark Dh20 a kg. |
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