Tilapia, White and Red Hake, Corvina and Cod: all these fish are part of the Brazilian table during Holy Week and their prices are still normal. But, when the holidays arrive, prices tend to rise because of demand. With this in mind, iBahia carried out a survey of prices in some of the main fish sales points in the capital of Bahia. Sellers at the São Joaquim Fair, the Fish Market and the Rio Vermelho Market told us how much prices should rise with the arrival of the holiday. Check it out below:
São Joaquim Fair
- Tilapia – Can be found for R$22.00
- Cod – Can be found for R$55.00
- Shrimp – Can be found from R$ 21.00 to R$ 48.00
- White Hake – Can be found for 35.00
- Guaricema – Can be found for R$15.00
- Corvina – Can be found for R$ 20.00
Fish Market
- Bull’s Eye – Can be found between R$25.00 and R$30.00
- Yellow Hake – Can be found between R$ 33.00 and R$ 35.00
- Shrimp – Can be found between R$33.00 and R$35.00
- Whiting – Can be found between R$33.00 and R$35.00
- Corvina – Can be found for R$ 22.00
- Aratu – Can be found for R$70.00
Rio Vermelho Market
- Shrimp – Can be found from R$39.00 to R$69.99 (kg)
- Red – Can be found from R$69.00 to R$77.99
- Sea bass – Can be found from R$77.99 to R$79.00
- Gold – Can be found for R$ 69.00
- Badejo – Can be found from R$75.99 to R$84.99
- Yellow Hake – Can be found for R$ 82.99
- Corvina – Can be found for R$ 25.99
- Stingray – Can be found for R$22.00
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What do sellers say about searching for fish?
Right in front of the São Joaquim Fair, Valnei Araújo sells Cabeçudo, Arraia, and the most sought-after product among his customers: Guaricema. He says he has been at that point at the Fair for eight years, and from experience, although the movement of buying fish is “slow” for now, in the week before the holiday, the movement increases.
Valnei explains that there is no way to predict how much the specific increase in fish prices will be, because it depends on the demand and price of fish purchased from fishermen. And this response was unanimous among the fish traders who spoke to iBahia.
Matheus Oliveira, seller at the Empório Gourmet Pesqueiro stand at the Rio Vermelho Market, has already commented that fish prices are expected to increase by approximately 10 to 15% in the week before Holy Week, and even more during the holiday.
