Millions of fish consumersare heaving a sigh of relief as fresh import quotas for fish issued by the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has brought down prices acrossthe country.

For instance, Herring prices have come down from N7, 600 to N4, 000per carton. In the case of Horse Mackerel, the price came down to N5, 800 from more than N9, 500 per carton. The Titusspecies is being sold in the marketfor N6, 800, down from a level of N10, 200 per carton. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) figures, Nigeria currently has a shortage of 2.6million tons of fish. While the global average of fish consumption is18.7 kilogrammes per person, Nigerian per capita consumption of fish is only 11.2 kilogrammes.

Nigerian fish supply consistsof 600,000 metric tons of local production and the balance is mainly covered by importsof frozen fish. Frozen fish are caughtin high seas by trawlers in Asia, Europe and Russian the major markets from where Nigeria imports fish. Nigerian domestic production consists predominantly of farmed fish, mainly catfish. The varietiesof frozen fish that Nigeria imports are not available in Nigerian coastal waters. Besides, Nigerian trawling industry has been seriously affected by oil spillage, piracy and non-sustainable fishing practices.

“The impact of any major reduction in imports would only mean that catfish will be the onlyvarietyof fish available in Nigeria”, a fishery expert, Solomon Anichebe had said. He hasopined that Nigerians have gotten used to varieties of imported frozen fish over the past decadesincluding Herring or Shawa, and Sardine which are popular in the North, Horse Mackerel (Kote), Sardinella (Agbodu), and Mackerel which are staples in the East and Blue Whiting(Panla) which are favourites in the Western region of Nigeria. Only the catfish has become accustomed to breeding in Nigeria, he says.

Sourcee: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/fg-crashes-fish-prices-affordable-levels/

Ok, let's go get some

Yippee kai yay MF! Fp is hot.

Obinoscopy:
This will discourage local production and encourage a deficit Balance of Payment. Not good for our economy.

First of all, Nigeria import over 60percent for local consumption. local production is only for a certain type, so realistically, the effect of this crash is poitive as it affects most Nigerians. There is no effect on the econony- don't go into assumption, understand the market first before you judge.

This will discourage local production and encourage a deficit Balance of Payment. Not good for our economy.

Modified:
I was rightly corrected that the fishes whose importation ban were lifted are not found in our local waters. Thus I was wrong to have said it will discourage local production.

Obinoscopy:
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Oops! You too?

iv4fb:



Oops! You too?

Congrats, you beat me to it .

It seems you are an avid consumer of fish. Am I right?

Y not Gej is stocking fish for his next job as president fishers association of otuoke

Obinoscopy:
Congrats, you beat me to it .

It seems you are an avid consumer of fish. Am I right?

Hehehehehe. You need some?

IbnSultaan:
Y not Gej is stocking fish for his next job as president fishers association of otuoke

@everyone, Please ignore this guy. He forgot his medicine and his brain.

Good news for lovers of fish.

IbnSultaan:
Y not Gej is stocking fish for his next job as president fishers association of otuoke

I always thought you have some sense,it turns out that i was very wrong. Insanity flows in your veins...

iv4fb:



Hehehehehe. You need some?

No, I'm not an avid lover of fish. But I love croacker fish and cat fish though.

lol

No problems

Crash petrol price too

2015 propaganda

what about chicken?


i dont eat fish na

besides na only kote, titus go cheap


i pray say point and kill (catfish), and croaker go cheap o

good, cus d way d price of fish is rinsing here is alarming,m tired of eatin crayfish

Congrats Nigerians

This govt is clueless. PMS thats supposed to be reduced due to falling oil prices, its something as irrelevant as fish thats been reduced... no clue at all!!!

GEJ till 2019

Prices on paper diff 4rm market...story 4 d gods

in a bid to sway vote, PDP are doing all they can. prepare to here news like



power holding company cut tarrif (for non existing light).

garri price reduce to help the poor masses.

more cows are brought from d north to down south to ensure cheap meat price

1000 (unseen) buses bought has palliatives to reduce transport problem hits abuja, Lagos and port etc etc etc



my advice, don't let ur resolve to vote out cluelessness be swayed by these lies.we can no longer be deceived. u can't do wuruwuru to the ans just few weeks to d elections. u can't start doing things u failed to do in six years now.

Obinoscopy:
This will discourage local production and encourage a deficit Balance of Payment. Not good for our economy.

Oga those fishes listed aren't in our local waters that's y. So nothing's gonna happen to ur economy .....chill

Will lead to less demand for meat, the fulanis will go short on demand for cows, there will be enough ram for next salah

But boko haram will still refuse to kill goat and continue killing human mtwweee

Jonathan is working now oooo, all dis ya won't see it buh ya kip seeing tinz dat we don't see. Ma bro check ya self, if ya in congo and commenting abt naija issue wif ya congo environs

Osode:


Sourcee: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/fg-crashes-fish-prices-affordable-levels/

Never knew Kote is called Horse Mackerel.

We are asking for crash in fuel & electricity prices, they are crashing fish prices.

All this for GEJ election purpose. That means these people knows what is good for the masses put deliberately do otherwise. When it is the time for the masses to determine the politician's careers they turn to the weeping child and knowing the masses are always foolish after the election they return to their wicked governance

lekhane:
Crash petrol price too

lol...don't ask for much. It is never gona happen. The govt is broke.