Spain: Uneven rise in the sale of sardines in San Juan and less supply from the Atlantic

Sales of sardines for the night of San Juan have increased, but unevenly depending on the areas of the Spanish coast. Atlantic supply drops. The demand for sardines for the night of San Juan on the coast and in the towns has risen unevenly depending on the autonomy this year, with less quota and fewer fishermen catching them in the Atlantic. The festivals on the eve of San Juan (Sant Joan or San Xoan) - on the night between Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th - have traditionally increased sales of sardines, although in areas such as Catalonia and the Balearic Islands they are lower than the from other years, as sources from the fleet, wholesale and retail trade have told Efeagro. The sardine is regulated by quotas in the Atlantic (Cantabrian Sea, Galicia and the Gulf of Cádiz) and this year fishermen can extract 14,890.7 tons (4,000 less than in 2023), apart from the fact that they are dedicating themselves to other more profitable species such as anchovy. In the Mediterranean it ...