Sardine and Mussel Sales Rise for Saint John's Day, Marked by "Calendar Effect"

The celebration on Monday of Saint John's Eve this year conditions sardine and mussel sales, which are rising this week. Sardine and mussel sales have increased this week and will rise further this Saturday, ahead of the Saint John's Eve celebration (Sant Joan or San Xoan) along the coast and in towns, which falls on a Monday this year, a calendar effect that conditions fishmongers and wholesalers. Saint John's Eve festivities - on the night between Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th - traditionally boost sardine sales for bonfires and celebrations in areas like Andalusia, the Mediterranean southeast, and Galicia, and mussel sales in Catalonia. This year, according to wholesale and fishmonger sources speaking to Efeagro, the date is unfavorable, falling on a Monday, as some central markets close and many fishing boats do not operate on weekends, although Galicia has had partial authorizations (to fish with arts like xeito). In coastal fishmongers, sardine prices and demand have ...