Good start in the lobster harvest of Mexico

Published 2021년 10월 1일

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The article reports on the successful start of the lobster fishing season in Baja California Sur, Mexico, where the product has seen a significant price increase, reaching over $60 per kilo. This is the second season that lobster has been sold at such high prices, due to issues with Australian lobster entering the Chinese market. The fishing season, which started on September 15, employs over a thousand families and follows a regulated schedule with specific end dates for each zone. The marketing of lobster has experienced fluctuations in the past, with prices dropping to $30 per kilo at some point, and being significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. However, prices have since recovered, showing resilience in the face of challenges.

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ELIAS MEDINA. THE SOUTH CALIFORNIAN. Although production has a slight decrease, the species reached an increase in price, reaching over 60 dollars per kilo. LA PAZ, Baja California Sur (OEM-Informex). One week after the start of the lobster catch in Region 1 of the North Pacific Zone, in the municipality of Mulegé, the cooperative members who are engaged in this activity register the start of a good season due to a significant increase in the price of the product. above 60 dollars per kilo, although in production with a slight decrease compared to the previous year's harvest. This would be the second season in which the lobster reaches prices above $ 60 in the Asian market, a destination to which practically all of the crustacean is sent. Fishermen from Bahía Tortugas interviewed by El Sudcaliforniano explained that this phenomenon is due to the fact that the Australian lobster faces problems entering the Chinese market, so that this season the demand is being covered almost ...

Source: Inforural