Hot Weather Causes Farmers to Flood Tilapia Markets in China, Damping Hopes for Price Increase
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fishfirst] Translated by Amy Zhong - August 26, 2015
With the increase of tilapia supply, it is difficult for the prices to increase in the short term.
The farm gate prices of tilapias in different areas of China during the mid July varied between 3.4 to 4.1 yuan/Jinn.
For large tilapias weighing around 1 jin to 1.6 jin (1 jin = 0.5 kilo) each, the farm gate price is 3.4 yuan/jin in Pingsha of Zhuhai, 3.5 yuan/jiin in Zhanjiang, also 3.5 yuan/jin in Maoming, around 4 to 4.1 yuan/jin in Xiegang of Dongguan and 3.6 yuan/jin in Hainan.
As to those at the weight of around 0.6 to 1 jin each, the price is 2.9 yuan/jin in Pingsha of Zhuhai, 3 yuan/jin in Zhanjiang, 3 yuan/jin in Maoming and 3 yuan/jin in Hainan.
Compared with last month
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