Low supply keeps tilapia price high

With the volume of tilapia still restricted, quotations continued to rise in November, but at a pace of advance below that observed in October. According to researchers at Cepea, this upward movement in prices is atypical for this time of year, especially because the demand for fish is generally limited, given that Brazilians prefer other meats. A survey by Cepea shows that, in the Great Lakes region (northwest of the state of São Paulo and the border of Mato Grosso do Sul), the value paid to the producer for tilapia was R$ 9.03/kg, 5.28% higher than in October. In the ...