10,839 boxes of whitefish were sold on Peterhead fish market Scotland main Fishing port on Monday and Tuesday of last week making it the highest opening two days total landings since over 12,000 boxes were landed on June 15-16 last year,
The buyer demand remained fairly steady with landing from 12 boats on Monday with Large Cod £1.80-£2.60 per kg, Medium Cod £1,50-£2.20, small cod £1.20-£1.80. Large haddock £1.60-£2, medium haddock £1.50-£1.80. Chipper £1.20-£1.80, whiting £1.40-£1.80, Monkfish £4.-£6, Plaice 60p, hake £1-£2, Ling £1.70-£1.90.
Boats landed Heather Sprig, Ocean Trust, Golden Gain, Summer Dawn, Harvest Hope, Morning Star, Serene, Amity, Prospect, Helenus, Nordfjordr Our Guide, Russa Teign, Arcane and Atlantic Challenge.
Tuesday’s landing from 11 trawlers and two consignments totalled 5,785 boxes. Selling at Large Cod £2-£2.50, medium cod £1.80-£2.40, small cod £1-£2, Haddock large £1.80-£2, Medium £1.80-£2,Whiting £1-£1.50, Monkfish £3.50-£4.80, Plaice 65p-70p, Hake 50p-£1.50.
Ling £1-£1.40.
Boats land Ocean Bounty, Onward, Beryl, Aaiskere,Devotion, Castlewood, Phoenix, Budding Rose, Lapwing, Golden Splender, Kareanan, Consigned Norlan and Shalimar.
Following a 5,121 from nine trawlers on Wednesday, Cod large sold at £1.80-£2.70, Medium £1.80-£2.20, Haddock large, £1.50-£1.90, medium £1.50-£1.90, Whiting 90p-£1.50, Monkfish £3.50-£4.60, Coley 70p-80p Hake 28p-£1.50 Ling £1-£1.10.
Boat landed Falcon, Attain, Budding Rose, Lapwing, Guardian Angle, Ocean Dawn, Courageous, Aurelia and Allegiance. Consigned Minerva and Opportunus.
By John Kinsman.
