Halibut prices are down from where they were the past few years, but the super-high prices of 2011 and 2012 have tempered demand enough that it may take some time for buyers to get back into the market.
Ex-vessel prices last year were running USD 7 (EUR 5.25) or more, and that was translating into retail prices of between USD 19 (EUR 14.25) and USD 22 (EUR 16.50) a pound, which consumers just didn’t want to pay, says a longtime executive who deals with halibut.
“A lot of wholesalers and re…
