Fish prices in Turkey are on fire, weight was 70 TL

While large horse mackerel is sold for 60 TL per kilo and red mullet is sold for 70 TL at the stalls, neither fishermen nor consumers seem satisfied with the situation. While the fish market was experiencing its quietest days when the fish prices were high, some fishermen closed their stalls and started selling vegetables and fruits. Yakup Bektaşoğlu, who has been dealing with the fishing industry for about 35 years, said that he has never seen the price of horse mackerel so high and that the citizens do not like fish very much. Stating that the large horse mackerel is sold for 60 TL and the large red mullet is sold for 70 TL, Bektaşoğlu said, “Currently, we have fish varieties such as red mullet, horse mackerel, whiting, trout and salmon on our counter. There are mainly horse mackerel and red mullet. These days, the citizens are not in demand because the fish is expensive. The weight of horse mackerel varies between 25-40 TL, but the weight of the iris is 60 TL. Our sales are not ...