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Why your fish is acting pricey
If the prices of fish force you to return home with methi instead, blame Phyan that froze fishing activities along the western coast
Tanaji Khot
Posted On Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 12:44:03 AM
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If you’ve been to the fish market recently and returned empty handed, then you know that the prices of seafood have sky rocketed. Cyclone Phyan which hit the western coast of Maharashtra and Gujarat has left more than 150 trees uprooted in the city. And it’s made that pomfret fry pricier. The reason behind this is that fishing in the coastal region has been closed completely because of Phyan as several fishing boats have been reported missing in the Arabian sea. The supply of fish and fish products to the city has decreased by more than half as compared to last week. As it is prices of vegetables and other farm products, that were already high, have gone up due to unseasonal rains that caused quite a bit of destruction especially in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. According to Balasaheb Pardeshi, a fish merchant in the city market, “Generally, the city consumes five to six tonnes of fish daily. But due to this cyclone, the supply of fish has decreased by three tonnes and the city gets only about 2 tonnes of fish a day now." "Supply from the Ratnagiri region has stopped completely. There is only a partial supply of fish from Mumbai and Gujarat.” “This is the reason behind the sudden rise in the prices of fish and fish products in the market,” said Pardeshi. Increased rate of major seafood as compared to previous prices (Prices of Bombay Duck and Prawns have also increased by Rs 50 per kg)
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