Swordfish demand, prices edge up

 Swordfish ex-vessel prices have strengthened somewhat this year, thanks, in part, to higher demand and lower global supplies earlier this year.

"The demand for swordfish is better than it has been in the past. The average price is about 50 cents better [at wholesale], then in prior years, which might be because of a shortage of supply," said Scott Vitrone, fresh purchasing and sales manager for Pacific Trade International and South Bay Seafood in Hilo, Hawaii.

Pacific Trade is seeing ex-vessel



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