Beginning Of Storm Cuts Down Hilsa Cost To Rs 250 In Odisha's Balasore
Balasore: In an uplifting news for non-vegan foodies, the expense of Hilsa fish has come down to Rs 250 a kg in Odisha's Balasore region.
According to reports, Hilsa was sold at Rs 250 to Rs 1,000 for every piece contingent upon the size in the market of Bhogarai in the area throughout the previous two days. The brokers of Bhogarai get the fish from Digha in adjoining West Bengal.
However Hilsa is an uncommon catch typically, the anglers, who had gone for fishing in remote ocean on Friday and Saturday, were shocked to track down colossal take of Hilsa in their nets. They got back with around 40 ton of Hilsa to the Digha market.
Because of satisfactory stockpile of the fish, the pace of Hilsa dropped with the fish weighing more than 1 kg being sold at Rs 1,000 for every piece in Bhogarai market. Additionally, Hilsa weighing in excess of 500 gram cost Rs 550 and those having weight of under 500 gram at Rs 250 to 300.
As per anglers, the beginning of early storm has driven the Hilsa from the remote ocean over the bank of Bangladesh and Myanmar to West Bengal coast. Hilsa hatchlings are typically found in the ocean having somewhat sweet water because of the conversion of a stream, they added.
