Alaska pollock, which makes up 25 percent of seafood sold in Germany, saw a spike in volumes sold in 2011 due to a price drop.
The price of pangasius, the fifth most important specie in the German market, increased, and consumers went for Alaska pollock -- despite pangasius still being cheaper than Alaska pollock -- Matthias Keller, managing director of the German Fish Processors Association, told IntraFish.
“German consumers spent 0.4 percent more on seafood purchase in 2011, and the average price per kilogram went up by three percent,” Keller said, “and seafood volumes purchased slipped 2.5
