In Netherlands, fresh fish has never been so expensive
Netherlands
Published Dec 14, 2022
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Never before have we paid so much for a fresh fish as last year. Sole and North Sea shrimps, for example, were tens of percent more expensive than the year before, when prices had already started to rise. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands. Sole peaked in August last year at a price of 18,738 euros per tonne. "That is 43 percent more than a year earlier," according to Statistics Netherlands. A peak price had to be paid for North Sea shrimps in April. At that time, the price was over 8,000 euros per ton, 35 percent higher than the year before. According to the statistics office, the prices of commercially important fresh fish species have mainly increased in 2022. According to a spokesperson for Statistics Netherlands, the sharp rise in fuel prices is mainly responsible for the expensive fish. "That is partly passed on and therefore part of the fleet has not sailed." The fishermen do not sail because the benefits no longer outweigh the costs.
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"As a result, there is less supply, which drives up the price even further," said the spokesman. Statistics Netherlands looks at the prices at the fish ...
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