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Lent Seafood Prices in Mexico Jump Up to 14% as Supermarkets Lead Increases

Profeco issues freshness guidance alongside complaint hotlines for reporting short weights.

Overview

  • Anpec reports a year-over-year rise of up to 14% for a seafood basket in supermarkets, from 2,906 to 3,313 pesos, versus a 12% increase in traditional markets, from 2,265 to 2,531 pesos.
  • Price gaps by channel persist, with the lowest quotes in public markets and wholesale centers and the highest in supermarket chains.
  • Anpec’s per‑kilo benchmarks include shrimp at 325–499 pesos, salmon at 430–546, mojarra at 150–164, octopus at 310–449, and tuna medallions at 326–418.
  • Households are stretching budgets by replacing seafood with legumes and vegetables, according to Anpec president Cuauhtémoc Rivera.
  • Profeco outlines eight freshness indicators for safe purchases and urges complaints over short weights via 55 5568 8722, 800 468 8722, or its social media channels.