Poland: Carps are expensive and the supply is less than in recent years

Carp prices are high and the supply is lower than in recent years - says Zbigniew Szczepański, president of the "Pan Karp" Fish Promotion Society. Live fish are sold wholesale by fish farms at a price of PLN 12-13 per kg. - Sliced flaps are the most expensive form of carp there is. Including labor and other costs, such fish elements can be up to three times more expensive than a whole fish, the expert said. Carp fillets packed in trays, sold at discounters - are currently an expense of PLN 40 per kg. - In the last two years, the prices of these fish were underestimated, because there was a "dictate" to large nets and processing plants. There was a pressure to lower the price, which had an impact on fish producers, explained Szczepański. As he said, the situation has changed this year, because production is lower. As far as it is not known, but there are no breeders who would say they have the same amount of fish as in previous years. The president of "Mr. Karp" recalled that in ...