Fish prices today 6-21-2024, in Egypt

Published Jun 21, 2024

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The article provides an overview of the fish market in Egypt, detailing the prices of various fish species such as tilapia, sea bass, mullet, bream, eels, and shrimp. It also highlights the source of fish production, with fish farming contributing the most at 79.7%, followed by lakes at 10.8%, shrimp production at Al-Diba farm, and other sources like marine and fresh water at 4.9% and 3.8% respectively, and in rice fields at 0.8%. The article also mentions the self-sufficiency rate in fish production, which is currently at 85%, with efforts underway to increase fish exports.

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According to traders in Giza Governorate, it has stabilized for “money”, and the Egyptian citizen’s share of fish production is 18 kilograms, while the global percentage reaches 20 kilograms annually, and fish exports during 2019 amounted to about 35 thousand tons. Tilapia fish prices The prices of tilapia fish ranged between 75 and 90 pounds, depending on the region, and the lakes’ production of fish reached 183 thousand tons, and a kilo of sea bass reached 160 pounds, and Swiss pasta ranged between 130 and 170 pounds for the consumer. Mullet fish prices The prices of mullet fish stabilized at 125 and 165 pounds, and Egypt’s production from capture fisheries is recorded at 400 thousand tons (Lakes, Bahrain, and the Nile). Egypt produces 2 million tons of fish annually, of which 1.6 million tons are from fish farming. Fish prices in the Obour market today The wholesale prices of fish in the Obour market today were as follows: tilapia prices ranged between 61 and 68 pounds per ...

Source: Almalnews