So have Cod prices gone up
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Sounds like a London thing, but yes even in Northern fishing towns getting a chippy tea for under £6.50 is getting harder.
Cod has always been more expensive and less tasty than haddock though and most of what we eat deep fried in batter is either haddock, pollock or whiting these days not cod.
Cod has always been more expensive and less tasty than haddock though and most of what we eat deep fried in batter is either haddock, pollock or whiting these days not cod.
BobsPigeon said:
Sounds like a London thing, but yes even in Northern fishing towns getting a chippy tea for under £6.50 is getting harder.
Cod has always been more expensive and less tasty than haddock though and most of what we eat deep fried in batter is either haddock, pollock or whiting these days not cod.
So cynical. Cod has always been more expensive and less tasty than haddock though and most of what we eat deep fried in batter is either haddock, pollock or whiting these days not cod.
I was at BIllingsgate the other week and there were absolutely no seabass fillets in the market. Apparently the restaurant trade cannot get enough of it since reopening.
Salmon fillets were still the usual price of £10-13/kg. I can't remember the price of cod. I didn't buy any but there was plenty there
Salmon fillets were still the usual price of £10-13/kg. I can't remember the price of cod. I didn't buy any but there was plenty there
The haddock we got delivered today was only 140-160g fillets our usual spec is 190-205g. It happens around this time of year every year. We are part of greene king so its not as if our account doesnt have buying power.
I wonder if its down to mating cycles or something?
Only catching the small fish as the big ones are all off making babies in the protected no fish zones?
I wonder if its down to mating cycles or something?
Only catching the small fish as the big ones are all off making babies in the protected no fish zones?
greygoose said:
21TonyK said:
All seafood is starting to increase as exports reduce. Locally cod loin is still the same price (£18kg) but largely unavailable as what is landed is sold further afield at higher prices.
If exports are reducing shouldn’t the price be going down? As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
I live in France and on a recent trip struggled to believe just how cheap food is in the UK.
In Aldi you can buy two pieces of Cod Loin for £3:75, IIRC. I looked at something similar here yesterday and the cost was €7:45..
Anything from a loaf of bread to a pack of 3-peppers carries similar differentials.
In Aldi you can buy two pieces of Cod Loin for £3:75, IIRC. I looked at something similar here yesterday and the cost was €7:45..
Anything from a loaf of bread to a pack of 3-peppers carries similar differentials.
Evoluzione said:
greygoose said:
21TonyK said:
All seafood is starting to increase as exports reduce. Locally cod loin is still the same price (£18kg) but largely unavailable as what is landed is sold further afield at higher prices.
If exports are reducing shouldn’t the price be going down? As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
Evoluzione said:
So,no.
As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
It doesn't work like that in the fishing industry though. The price is set by the market, not the producer. The only say the fishermen have in it is whether it's worth fishing for or not.As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
Desiderata said:
Evoluzione said:
So,no.
As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
It doesn't work like that in the fishing industry though. The price is set by the market, not the producer. The only say the fishermen have in it is whether it's worth fishing for or not.As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
Evoluzione said:
Desiderata said:
Evoluzione said:
So,no.
As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
It doesn't work like that in the fishing industry though. The price is set by the market, not the producer. The only say the fishermen have in it is whether it's worth fishing for or not.As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
Evoluzione said:
Desiderata said:
Evoluzione said:
So,no.
As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
It doesn't work like that in the fishing industry though. The price is set by the market, not the producer. The only say the fishermen have in it is whether it's worth fishing for or not.As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
Desiderata said:
Evoluzione said:
Desiderata said:
Evoluzione said:
So,no.
As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
It doesn't work like that in the fishing industry though. The price is set by the market, not the producer. The only say the fishermen have in it is whether it's worth fishing for or not.As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
If you were bringing back 3 tons and selling 3 tons then everything was working. If you brought in 3 tons now you'd only sell 1 so what are you going to do with the other 2?
That's my point.
Evoluzione said:
Desiderata said:
Evoluzione said:
Desiderata said:
Evoluzione said:
So,no.
As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
It doesn't work like that in the fishing industry though. The price is set by the market, not the producer. The only say the fishermen have in it is whether it's worth fishing for or not.As the market gets smaller the price goes up because overheads remain the same, but sales are down.
If you were bringing back 3 tons and selling 3 tons then everything was working. If you brought in 3 tons now you'd only sell 1 so what are you going to do with the other 2?
That's my point.
More realistically, when the price got low enough, some would be bought for petfood/fishmeal/fertilizer etc and only the best of the catch would go for human consumption.
Edited by Desiderata on Tuesday 22 June 09:57
rdjohn said:
I live in France and on a recent trip struggled to believe just how cheap food is in the UK.
In Aldi you can buy two pieces of Cod Loin for £3:75, IIRC. I looked at something similar here yesterday and the cost was €7:45..
Anything from a loaf of bread to a pack of 3-peppers carries similar differentials.
Why does that appear to have become the case now?In Aldi you can buy two pieces of Cod Loin for £3:75, IIRC. I looked at something similar here yesterday and the cost was €7:45..
Anything from a loaf of bread to a pack of 3-peppers carries similar differentials.
I remember perhaps 10 years ago various friends and work colleagues visiting or buying property in France and all raving about how much cheaper (and better quality) the food was over there back then.
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