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Bonito led fish sales at Istanbul’s Gürpınar Fish Market in August
A total of 91 different products were offered for sale at Istanbul’s Gürpınar Fish Market in August, with 874 tons of seafood traded. Bonito accounted for 17.85% of the total with sales of 156 tons and 7 kilograms, and sold for an average of 140.91 Turkish liras per kilogram.
Data from the Gürpınar Fish Market of Istanbul Yönetim Yenileme AŞ, a subsidiary of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, showed that 91 different products were sold at the market in August. Bonito topped sales during the period, when a total of 874 tons of seafood was offered for sale.
Bonito leads sales
Bonito accounted for 17.85% of the total with sales of 156 tons and 7 kilograms. Bonito sold for an average of 140.91 Turkish liras per kilogram.
Bonito was followed by sea bass at 115 tons and 150 kilograms, gilthead sea bream at 96 tons and 200 kilograms, sardines at 77 tons and 592 kilograms, whiting at 62 tons and 804 kilograms, horse mackerel at 57 tons and 709 kilograms, and salmon at 44 tons and 8 kilograms.
The market also sold 27 tons and 21 kilograms of red mullet, 13 tons and 875 kilograms of monkfish, and 13 tons and 330 kilograms of meagre. Other fish species accounted for the remaining volume.
Average prices by fish species
Sea bass sold for an average of 381.11 liras per kilogram, gilthead sea bream for 320.29 liras, sardines for 212.32 liras, whiting for 154.44 liras, and horse mackerel for 109.72 liras.
Salmon averaged 243.13 liras per kilogram, red mullet 314.68 liras, monkfish 104.65 liras, and meagre 301.47 liras.
Slipper lobster has the highest unit price
Slipper lobster was the product with the highest unit price at the Gürpınar Fish Market in August. It sold for an average of 2,993 liras per kilogram.
Slipper lobster was followed by lobster at 2,891 liras per kilogram, dentex at 2,089 liras, flounder at 1,815 liras, turbot at 1,330 liras, gurnard at 1,121 liras, scorpionfish at 1,068 liras, John Dory at 1,056 liras, red mullet at 1,005 liras, and sea bass at 877 liras.
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