Myeik octopus sales surge despite price drops

Octopus from Myeik is currently the best seller as the price has dropped, according to the information asked in the seafood market.
Octopus prices have been good for more than a month, and since the beginning of December, the price has been decreasing, so it has become the best seller.
“The biggest seller in the seafood industry is octopus. There are two main reasons for high sales — one is that the price decreased a lot from the peak of K50,000 per viss in early December after the Myanmar’s seasonal festivals.
Another point is that Octopus is a type of traditional Myanmar seafood. So, octopus is selling the most. The best seller is octopus from Myeik,” said an official from the Shwe Pazun seafood distribution in Myeik. Octopus, which used to have a good price, is now affordable and abundant in the market, so Mookata (Thai BBQ hot pot) buffet and hot pot restaurants are restoring it in their menus.
“Mookata and hotpot shops are restoring octopus in their menus. At present, octopus is the best seller. Other items such as cuttlefish and squid are going as usual, so they are not among the popular products. Yangon tops among the orders. We also have a branch in Yangon, so we distribute Octopus to all places from Yangon, including Shwe Padauk fish market and Kyimyindine fish market,” he explained. — Thit Taw/ZN

Source- The Global New Light of Myanmar