date:Apr 23, 2014
representing a 25 percent reduction against the new baseline figure. A majority of the importers were reported to show satisfaction with the new quota policy, indicating that it would assist with minimizing sharp marketplace practices which had provided advantages to a few larger controlling importers.
Market Situation since New Quota Policy:
Some major importers reportedly had stockpiled imported fish in order to create artificial scarcity to hike prices. Recently, a large quantity of rottin