Kozhikode; This time, after trawling, the workers who went to the sea get tons. This time, while the Maikittuna has become scarce for the past few years, it is getting a huge amount this time. Medium and large sardines are arriving.
The price of sardines is also decreasing. Now, in some parts of Kozhikode district, you can get up to two kilos of sardines for one hundred rupees. Medium sardines were priced at Rs 60 per kg in Kozhikode Central Market on Tuesday. But on Wednesday it doubled. 140 per mackerel. Aoli (Rs. 350-400) and Aara (Rs. 600-800) are priced. There may be further change in the price as Onam season approaches. Currently, the price of vegetables is increasing slightly.
"Last year, after trawling, sardines were caught for one or two days. But this time, medium sardines are also abundant. It is not clear why so many sardines are caught" - A. of Puthappa. Umesan said. If there are 20 sardines, it will be one kilo. If it is a little smaller, there will be 30-40, and in a box there will be 50 kg of fish. In this way, 200 boxes can fit in a lorry. Ten to fifteen such lorries take the fish out of the harbors. It is used as fodder and fertilizer.
There is a legal requirement to catch dustfish. But the traders themselves say that sometimes small fishes arrive. Catching sardines. The Marine Research Center and the Fisheries Authority had taken action to prevent it. After 2014 the sardine catch has been very low and since then the sardine catch has just started. There are also mackerel in many places. Fisheries officials said our climate is generally ideal for sardines.
Kozhikode; This time, after trawling, the workers who went to the sea get tons. This time, while the Maikittuna has become scarce for the past few years, it is getting a huge amount this time. Medium and large sardines are arriving.
The price of sardines is also decreasing. Now, in some parts of Kozhikode district, you can get up to two kilos of sardines for one hundred rupees. Medium sardines were priced at Rs 60 per kg in Kozhikode Central Market on Tuesday. But on Wednesday it doubled. 140 per mackerel. Aoli (Rs. 350-400) and Aara (Rs. 600-800) are priced. There may be further change in the price as Onam season approaches. Currently, the price of vegetables is increasing slightly.
"Last year, after trawling, sardines were caught for one or two days. But this time, medium sardines are also abundant. It is not clear why so many sardines are caught" - A. of Puthappa. Umesan said. If there are 20 sardines, it will be one kilo. If it is a little smaller, there will be 30-40, and in a box there will be 50 kg of fish. In this way, 200 boxes can fit in a lorry. Ten to fifteen such lorries take the fish out of the harbors. It is used as fodder and fertilizer.
There is a legal requirement to catch dustfish. But the traders themselves say that sometimes small fishes arrive. Catching sardines. The Marine Research Center and the Fisheries Authority had taken action to prevent it. After 2014 the sardine catch has been very low and since then the sardine catch has just started. There are also mackerel in many places. Fisheries officials said our climate is generally ideal for sardines.
sardine availability increased massively; Fall in price how.
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