Scottish and Icelandic cod prices rise together, black line cod trends diverge.

Scottish auction market: Cod prices rebound across the board, while saithe prices decline In the two major fish markets in Scotland—Peterhead and Shetland—cod prices saw a general rebound in the 36th week. In the Peterhead market, the price of large-sized A1 cod (over 7 kg), head and guts removed, increased by 10% compared to the previous week, while A2-sized cod (4-7 kg) saw a 14% increase. Smaller-sized cod also saw a general price increase, driving the overall average price up week-on-week. This trend was also confirmed in Shetland, where all weight categories of cod saw price increases except for the 500g to 1kg small-sized cod, which declined by 9%. In contrast to the strong rise in cod prices, the performance of saithe in the Scottish market was clearly weak. Most sizes of saithe in Peterhead and Shetland saw price declines, with the most significant drop in medium sizes. Large-sized saithe for processing also saw a price drop, with only small-sized saithe in the Peterhead ...