Prices for headed and gutted (H&G) Atlantic cod are trading at between $3,150 (€2,375) to $3,250 (€2,450) per metric ton, down from around $3,400 (€2,563) to $3,500 (€2,639) in mid-January, sources told IntraFish.
“Prices for cod and haddock products ex-China have reduced because the H&G price dropped," a UK-based buyer told IntraFish.
“I get the feeling that the Chinese do not have full order books at present and may possibly discount on prices to get orders. The only concern is if the Chinese discount further, how can they do this, and could start cutting corners from the agreed specification.”
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