A kilo of shrimp and crab became more expensive and reached "record prices" in Tampico, Mexico

Published 2022년 1월 27일

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The article highlights the significant economic challenges faced by the Tampico fish and seafood market due to the pandemic and adverse weather conditions. The market, a crucial supply center in the Huasteca region, is experiencing a surge in the prices of shrimp and crab, with records showing up to 300 pesos per kilogram. This increase, coupled with a decrease in consumption by half, is threatening the liquidity of over a hundred suppliers and leading to the temporary closure of establishments. The high prices of marine products, despite being cheaper than fresh meat, are out of reach for most family budgets. The market's businesses are struggling to stay afloat, with many reducing their workforce and operating with marginal profits. The situation is critical for the over 400 fishermen and their families who depend on the market, especially with low harvests of shrimp and high crab prices.

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MIRNA HERNANDEZ. THE SUN OF TAMPICO. The economic crisis derived from the pandemic and the weather have even generated the temporary closure of some premises. Shrimp and crab pulp reach record prices of up to 300 pesos per kilogram in the "La Puntilla" fish and seafood market in Tampico, while consumption fell by half due to the perfect mix of factors such as adverse weather and the wave of Omicron infections. These results place the liquidity of the hundred suppliers of the Tampico supply center in a very critical position, the most important in the Huasteca region in the supply of marine products, even leading to the temporary closure of some establishments, assured Antonio Gutiérrez, president of the Tenants Union. The northern season, cold weather and social self-confinement have been the combination to place marine products in an unattainable point for the bulk of the family economy, although in most cases they are still cheaper than fresh chicken, beef or pig, he said. ...

Source: Inforural