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Kolkata: the price of fish shooting as a local bheri supply dries

Kolkata: The city retail fish market has seen an unusual gap between demand and supply, with the supply flow of many Bengal Bengal and rivers drying because of the typhoon in May and floods.
Kolkata fish sellers are now very dependent on supplies from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
The supply gap and more expensive has pushed the price of regular varieties of Rs 150 to Rs 200.
“Most of the fisheries are washed because of the big rainfall and rainfall that follows the cyclone.
Thus, the supply of fish from fisheries and rivers has been reduced in the amount that can be ignored , spread the supply gap-supply and push the price up.
Diesel Costlier continues to push further prices, “said Maqbul Islam about the wholesale fish market.
This is the time when the supply of various varieties, including Tangra, Topse, PABDA and Hilsa, surges significantly, attracting prices down.
But weather oddities have hit fishermen.
“In most brols, we have started from the start, directly from fish seeds.
It will take at least one year to restart supply to the market,” Shankar Ghosh, a fishery operator in Midnapore Timur.
“Demand supply gaps are here to stay for some time with our production of shocks.
But we are trying to maintain some Bheris which is not affected to keep the supply channel life,” said Minister of Fisheries Bengal Akhil Giri.
The Fishery Department has helped suppliers optimize supplies from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
“We are tired of eating the same spiritual and katla eating, even though their prices are very high.
But other varieties are rare now.
And even if they are available, prices are beyond our affordability.
Most of us eat eggs and chicken,” said Anurag Guchha, a Bankers who live in Chetla.
The supply channel of canning now plays an important role in meeting demand in the retail fish market throughout the city.
“We have managed to maintain the supply path even though there are obstacles.
But more expensive diesel has pushed prices,” said Chandan Mity, President, Fishermen Gosaba and Basanti Association.
The scarcity of Hilsa and other marine fish also affect prices.
Hilsa availability around this time always cools the price of other varieties.
But the supply of Hilsa remains very uncertain and a little compared to other seasons.
“Bekti who should be rs 400 kg is sold with Rs 650-Rs 700 A Kg.
Parshe, which should not exceed the RS 500, sold at Rs 600-Rs 650,” said Amar Das, a fish trader in the lake market.

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