Chinanews Client Beijing, May 25th (Reporter Xie Yiguan) "What? A crucian carp costs thirty or forty yuan?" You heard it right. When you are rejoicing with the falling pork prices, aquatic products have quietly risen. The price is over, it seems like a posture of "yesterday you loved to ignore it, today you can't afford it".
The aquaculture area of a supermarket in Fengtai District, Beijing.
Photo by Xie Yiguan, a reporter from China News Service
"Fishing to the Dragon Gate", the prices of grass carp and silver carp rose more than 50% year-on-year
According to the monitoring of the “National Agricultural Products Wholesale Market Price Information System” of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, in the 20th week of 2021 (May 14-21), the key aquatic products monitored are grass carp, crucian carp, carp, silver carp, silver carp, and big carp. Among hairtails and large yellow croakers, except for silver carp, the rest have increased month-on-month.
From a year-on-year perspective, with the exception of large hairtail and large yellow croaker, other fish species all rose sharply year-on-year.
For example, the weekly average price of grass carp was 21.73 yuan/kg, up 55.0% year-on-year; the weekly average price of silver carp was 19.94 yuan/kg, up 51.1% year-on-year; the weekly average price of carp was 18.22 yuan/kg, up 47.5% year-on-year.
The price of aquatic products and the extent of change monitored by the national agricultural product wholesale market in the 20th week of 2021.
When did the price of fish start to rise?
Why is it so much more expensive than last year?
A reporter from Chinanews.com found that crucian carp began to rise in the 51st week of 2020 and has continued to rise for 22 weeks; grass carp began to rise in the 11th week of 2021, and then declined in the 19th week; carp and silver carp continued to rise after the Spring Festival, carp It has risen for 11 consecutive weeks to the 19th week and only slightly decreased month-on-month. The silver carp has risen for 12 consecutive weeks to the 20th week. The silver carp has risen since the 10th week of 2021 and has now risen for 11 weeks.
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visit to the supermarket, live fish less than 10 yuan per catty is hard to find
The wholesale price of live fish continues to rise, and some people look at "fish" and sigh with excitement, "Last year carp seemed to be less than 10 yuan when it was cheap, but now it has risen to more than a dozen yuan." A resident of Fengtai District in Beijing told reporters.
"Even if it grows on the edge of Taihu Lake, I look at the fish and sigh. A crucian carp can't cost less than 20 yuan." A consumer shared, "The aunt who was in charge of the canteen purchase two days ago said that the silver carp has now risen to more than a dozen yuan. Yes, it was a few dollars a catty before."
Aquatic products sold in a vegetable market in Fengtai District, Beijing.
Photo by Xie Yiguan, a reporter from China News Service
In a supermarket in Fengtai District, Beijing, a fish seller said, “The price of freshwater fish has doubled compared to when it was cheaper before. For example, carp was sold for 5 yuan a catty before, and now it is 16.9 yuan a catty. It’s a catty."
The reporter noted that the price tag in the aquatic product section of the supermarket showed that crucian carp was 22.8 yuan per catty, soft-shelled turtle 39.9 yuan per catty, rainbow trout 26.98 yuan per catty, Wuchang fish 18.9 yuan per catty, Mandarin fish 69 yuan per catty, and Qingjiang fish 19.8 yuan per catty. Yuan per catty, black fish 19.9 Yuan per catty, sturgeon 21.98 Yuan per catty, perch 31.9 Yuan per catty, and grass carp 17.6 Yuan per catty.
Live fish products that cost less than 10 yuan a catty are no longer there.
On e-commerce platforms, the prices of live fish products have also "rised" aggressively.
For example, at Meituan Shopping, a fresh carp costs 41.9 yuan from 1kg, fresh grass carp from 1kg costs 38.8 yuan, and fresh crucian carp from 200g costs 14.9 yuan; Hema is fresh, fresh mandarin fish (400-500g) costs 59.9 yuan , Fresh grass carp (900-1200g) 38 yuan, fresh extra large perch (750g+) 57.9 yuan, fresh carp (900-1200g) 38 yuan.
The restaurant wants to follow up? The monthly cost of grilled fish shops has increased by tens of thousands of yuan
A reporter from Chinanews.com asked a number of grilled fish shops and all indicated that the purchase price of live fish used in the shops has increased.
"Our shop uses catfish mainly for grilled fish. Due to the price increase, the monthly purchase cost in the shop has increased by tens of thousands of yuan." A grilled fish shop clerk said, but because the shop is mostly regular customers, it will not be rash. The price increase is still sold at the original price.
Data map: Fishing enthusiasts show their talents.
Photo by Shi Yujiang
Not only the catering industry, but the price of freshwater fish has risen one after another, which has also led to an increase in the cost of the fishing industry.
Generally speaking, there are two types of fishing, one is pond fishing and the other is wild fishing.
Pond fishing means that the boss packs a pond and puts fish in it regularly, and everyone buys tickets for fishing.
Some netizens said that because the price of carp has doubled this year, the boss can only increase the ticket price. It used to be 100-200 yuan to play for a day, but now it needs 200-300 yuan or even higher.
Why are the prices of freshwater fish soaring?
Judging from the statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the visits of reporters from China News Network, the protagonist of this wave of price increases is mainly freshwater fish.
“In the past few years, the price of freshwater fish has been relatively low, but the cost of breeding has been on the rise, causing some farmers to switch careers. At present, the area of freshwater fish farming has been greatly reduced, and the total production of freshwater fish has declined significantly.” Recently, the Wuhu City Development and Reform Commission in Anhui Province is analyzing. Point out the reasons for the increase in freshwater fish prices.
According to information from the Wuhu Development and Reform Commission, fish prices are high before the Spring Festival, and farmers will basically clear their ponds with adult fish. After the Spring Festival, fish fry are restocked, but fish breeding requires a certain cycle. At present, most fish ponds contain fry, which can be grown fish out of the pond. The relative decrease in quantity has led to a shortage of market supply.
Data map: During the winter catching season in Dahu Lake, Hunan, the staff counted the freshly harvested live fish on the boat.
Photo by Zhou Xiang
"As far as we know, the price of fish has gradually risen since last autumn, but the price increase is not obvious because the north has to clear the pond before the winter begins." Liu, head of the Beijing Xinfadi Market Statistics Department Tong told a reporter from Chinanews.com.
In Liu Tong’s view, “this is mainly due to floods in the main producing areas of Anhui, Hubei and other places in 2020. Some fish in the fish ponds ran away along the floods, and some of them were lost, resulting in insufficient fish stocks and rising prices after the floods. It also resulted in insufficient fry hatching at the beginning of this year.
The probability of a significant drop in summer fish prices is small
The Development and Reform Commission of Wuhu City, Anhui Province believes that as the temperature further rises, the loss of live fish during transportation and sales may increase. At the same time, summer is the peak season for freshwater fish consumption, and the probability of a significant drop in fish prices is expected to be small.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, starting from 12:00 on May 1, fishing in the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea north of 12 degrees north latitude, including the Beibu Gulf, will be closed for no less than three months.
Data map: The South China Sea enters the summer fishing moratorium, and thousands of sails return to the port in the Beihai Sea of Guangxi.
Photo by Wang Weichen
As the fishing moratorium approaches, the supply of marine fish decreases. Will the price of freshwater fish increase further?
"Judging from the situation in recent years, the fishing moratorium has little effect on the price of freshwater fish. Moreover, the price of freshwater fish is already high and there will not be much change in the price." Liu Tong said.
"Wait until autumn, the number of fish on the market will increase, and the price may go down." Liu Tong said that by October, the northern fish pond will pass the winter, and the fish in the pond will be sold. During this time, the price will usually be low. .
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