date:Feb 27, 2014
ght and the retailers are not demanding it, said Harry Mahleres, director of purchasing for Seattle Fish Co. in Denver, Colo.. However, Seattle Fish is buying Dungeness crab meat, which has realized a price hike of 25 to 30 percent, Mahleres said.
In Oregon, fishermen started out the season with the highest contracted season starting price at USD 2.65 (EUR 1.94) a pound, according to Link. However, prices quickly rose when demand soared before Chinese New Year.
There was some export action rig