Ahi Shortage = Pricey Poke

By /
://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL2E8FH7TK20120417″>Poison ahi on the mainland. Shortage of the stuff here. 

hawaiimoneyblog:

We’ve definitely been aware of the ahi shortage here at Civil Beat, with our offices directly across from the Tamura’s on Waialae.

For a while, the store was selling previously-frozen ahi poke at the same $15/pound price its fresh varieties would sell for. Some days they wouldn’t have any ahi poke. Another customer said Marukai was selling ahi poke for $30 a pound one week.

Hawaii News Now visited Honolulu’s Pier 38 to ://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/17526648/ahi-shortage?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook”>find out more about the shortage and spoke with the United Fishing Agency, which runs the fish auction.

Some of the factors cited for the “lull in supply” include adverse weather conditions and rising fuel prices. ://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/17526648/ahi-shortage?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook”>Hear more from HNN.

Image: ://www.flickr.com/photos/arndog/5391770665/”>flickr arnold | inuyaki

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