Starting with the cod, the prices vary depending on the part of the body of the fish that is purchased and its presentation; for example, it can be loin, slice, boneless in fillets, pieces or minced.
In the Xel-Há store, located inland from La Viga and where Norwegian cod is sold this season, prices range from 270 per kilo of sablefish (the part that is closest to the skin) to 510 pesos per kilo. a “cleaner” (white) version.
If you do not want shredded, but boneless, the value goes from 250 for a kilo of skinless auction, to 480 for a kilo of extra loin. This means that, depending on the presentation you choose, the buyer will spend an average of 377.50 for a kilo of Norwegian cod.
One of the tenants pointed out that the cod, which cost 510 pesos, had gone up in value, since in August it cost 400 pesos.
addition to cod
The Central de Abasto is already ready to offer what is necessary for the preparation of Christmas and New Year’s dinner. In warehouse J, which Expansión visited for this exercise on December 20, the tenants display products related to the season in front of their businesses. For example, canes, hawthorns, guavas and apples; there are also rosemary, jícamas, peanuts, grapes and even piñatas.
The Biscayan cod preparation has green olives and capers, a jar of the Lol-tun brand of 250 grams and 135 grams, respectively (enough to make a kilo of cod) cost 30 pesos each, that is, 60 pesos for both . From the same brand, a 320-gram bottle of güero peppers costs 21 pesos.
In the area of vegetables, the consumer will have to pay an average of 17.50 pesos per half kilo of cambray potatoes. To this must be added two kilos of tomato, for which you must pay 44 pesos.
