Egypt: The increase in demand raises the prices of salted fish and herring during the week of Sham al-Nessim and Eid al-Fitr

I wrote – Dina Khaled: Abdo Othman, deputy head of the fish division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, said that the prices of salted fish - fesikh and herring - witnessed an increase in their prices during the past week, as a result of the increase in demand coinciding with Sham El-Nessim and the approach of Eid al-Fitr. Othman added that the price of a kilo of al-Fasikh ranges between 255 and 300 pounds, compared to 250 pounds a week ago, and the prices of herring increased to range between 80 and 90 pounds per kilo in bulk, compared to 60 and 80 pounds sold retail between 100 and 110 pounds per kilo. The prices of fesikh and herring witnessed a significant increase this year compared to last year’s prices, as the prices of fesikh increased due to the increase in the prices of mullet fish, as the price of a fresh kilo reached 120 pounds, compared to 60 pounds last year, according to a previous statement by Othman. Othman added that the prices of herring increased in the markets ...