South Korea: Catch decreases sharply due to rising water temperature in the West Sea, refrigerated cutlassfish prices soar

Catch decreases sharply due to rising water temperature in the West Sea... Refrigerated cutlassfish prices soar As the catch in Jeju has plummeted, the price of refrigerated cutlassfish has been skyrocketing recently. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, the average price of one domestic refrigerated large cutlassfish this month was 19,352 won, up more than 5,000 won from last January. The average price in the third week of this month is 18,891 won, which is 32% more expensive than the average price. The reason why the price of refrigerated cutlassfish has soared recently is because the catch has decreased by more than 70% compared to the previous year. On the other hand, frozen cutlassfish prices are relatively stable. The average price of domestic frozen large ...