PENANG For those raising eyebrows over the prices of various meats, here is some good news.
Catches by fishermen in Penang are pouring in, sometimes so much that even storing them has become a challenge. Large shrimps are especially plentiful, followed by silver pomfret.
"During low seasons, we would receive only between 50kg and 60kg of prawns from fishermen each day," said a fishmonger who wanted to be known only as Siang at Penang's Cecil Street Market.
"Since end-January, we have received much more, averaging between 100kg and 200kg and up to 500kg daily," he added.
Mr Siang said fishmongers are committed to buy everything caught by the inshore fishermen, which has led to another challenge of storing them.
"Due to tremendous supply, we reduced the price of large prawns from RM60 (S$18) per kg to as low as RM53 per kg so that people will buy more," he noted.
"Our freezer storage is quickly filling up. We had not seen such good harvests from the sea in the past 10 years.
This story is from the March 20, 2023 edition of The Straits Times.
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