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The origin price of Albacore along the week from 1 to 7 of January 2018 reached the 6.53 euros per kilogram. This 6.53€/kg are placed a 18.86% above the annual average of 5.49€/kg recorded (+1.04€).

Regarding the wholesale price, this reached the 8.42 euros per kilogram, which meant an increase of 34.94% in relation to price of the previous week, that was 6.24€/kg (+2.18€), and was placed a 19.72% above the annual average of 7.03€/kg recorded (+1.39€).

The highest weekly value achieved throughout the year of 9.46 euros was 12.35% higgher than the selected week (+1.04€), while the lowest value during the period was 5.37, that is 56.8% lower than the 8.42€/kg of 1st week of 2018 (-3.05€).

In relation to the values of the previous year, in 1st week of 2018 there was a year-on-year increase of 25.11%, 1.69 euros above the 6.73€ reached in the same week of 2017.

Regarding the retail price, this reached the 11.88 euros per kilogram, which meant a increase of 0.85% in relation to price of the previous week, that was 11.78€/kg (+0.1€), and was placed a -9.95% under the annual average of 13.19€/kg recorded (-1.31€).

This is the lowest record reached in the entire year, presenting a difference of +2.93€/kg (24.66%) with respect to the highest weekly value of 2018, which was 14.81 euros.

In relation to the values of the previous year, in 1st week of 2018 there was a year-on-year increase of 7.9%, 0.87 euros above the 11.01€ reached in the same week of 2017.