ORANI, Bataan – The prices of some fish sourced outside Bataan rose while prices of those raised in the province remained steady, vendors at the Orani public market said Saturday.
Fish vendors cited the case of galunggong and tulingan that came from Malabon, Metro Manila: from P160 to P180 per kilo of galunggong, and from P140 to P160 for tulingan.
“Mataas daw ang kuha sa pakyaw at wala na raw mapakyaw,” a woman vendor said. “Matumal ang benta.”
Bangus coming from Bulacan was from P170 to P180 a kilo from the usual P150.
Alimasag raised in Orani that previously sold at P300 a kilo was down to P200. Palos (eel) also caught in the province remained at P150 per kilo.
An exception was tilapia sourced from Pampanga that has a steady price of P100 per kilo.
Other marine products raised in Orani like sugpo and alimango have steady prices. Price of small sugpo remained the same at P580 per kilo while small alimango caught from the sea was from P300 – P400 a kilo.
Alimango raised in fishponds and usually for export were sold at P1,200 – P1,500 a kilo.
“Tumataas ang halaga ng alimango kapag Chinese New Year pero bumabalik sa dati matapos ito,” a vendor said.
