Anomalous waves persist on the Peruvian coast, which prevents artisanal fishermen from going out to capture the resources that are most consumed in Peruvian homes on a daily basis. According to the state of ports of the General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guards of Peru, this Tuesday, May 23, there are 22 ports completely closed and 9 partially. These are provisions that have been used for a few weeks and will continue in the following days.
The lack of availability of resources is making its price more expensive. In national retail markets, the average price of bonito is S/8.84 and horse mackerel, S/7.67. However, in the first week of the month, they cost S/5.67 and S/6.00, respectively, according to the report of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri).
While in the large wholesale market of Lima, the average prices observed are the following:
| Variety (per kilo) | Price as of Monday, May 22 | Price as of Monday, May 1 |
| squid | S/4.50 | S/4.50 |
| Crab | S/4.25 | S/2.75 |
| Sole | S/27.50 | S/30.00 |
| whole silverside | S/17.50 | S/13.50 |
| seafood mix | S/16.50 | S/13.50 |
| fillet tilapia | S/14.50 | S/14.50 |
| Mackerel | S/7.00 | S/7.00 |
In tacnathis medium was able to verify that this Tuesday, May 23, in the Grau wholesale market, which supplies most district markets, there was little stock of fresh fish. For this reason, traders are offering frozen species. Here are some prices per kilo:
- Pretty: S/8.00
- Horse mackerel: S/8.00
- Sargo: S/25.00
- Corvina: S/28.00
- Comb: S/18.00
- Lorna: S/15.00
- Prawn: S/22.00
- Seafood mix: S/25.00
There is no pintadilla, but it reached S/15.00 in previous days.
Source: Larepublica
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