Newlyn landings and average prices from May 18th to May 21st, 2026.

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• May 18, 2026 (Monday):

  • Total Weight: $44,061.50\text{kg}$

  • Total Value: $\pounds 262,490.66$

  • Average Price: $\pounds 5.96\text{/kg}$

• May 19, 2026 (Tuesday):

  • Total Weight: $27,496.76\text{kg}$

  • Total Value: $\pounds 168,183.95$

  • Average Price: $\pounds 6.12\text{/kg}$

• May 20, 2026 (Wednesday):

  • Total Weight: $16,637.00\text{kg}$

  • Total Value: $\pounds 96,028.70$

  • Average Price: $\pounds 5.77\text{/kg}$

• May 21, 2026 (Thursday):

  • Total Weight: $7,272.28\text{kg}$

  • Total Value: $\pounds 43,890.41$

  • Average Price: $\pounds 6.04\text{/kg}$

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2. Key Features of Each Day's Landings

• May 18th (Monday) – High Volume & Octopus Dominance: This was the highest volume and value day of the week. Landings were heavily dominated by Mediterranean Octopus (Pot Caught), which contributed $40,217.74\text{kg}$ ($91.28\%$ of the day’s total weight) and $\pounds 224,785.07$ ($85.64\%$ of total value). Turbot stood out as the day's primary premium catch, bringing in $\pounds 13,907.96$ at an impressive average price of $\pounds 17.01\text{/kg}$. A total of $38$ distinct species types were landed.

• May 19th (Tuesday) – Peak Peak Diversity & Highest Average Price: While total weight declined, species diversity peaked with $54$ distinct types brought to market. Pot-caught octopus remained the top species ($14,009.84\text{kg}$), but high-value whitefish saw excellent volume; John Dory brought in $\pounds 16,613.60$ ($1,509.40\text{kg}$ at $\pounds 11.01\text{/kg}$) and Monkfish contributed $\pounds 13,550.55$. Dover Sole commanded the highest premium at $\pounds 26.07\text{/kg}$, yielding $\pounds 11,293.78$. This mix resulted in the highest overall daily average price of the week ($\pounds 6.12\text{/kg}$).

• May 20th (Wednesday) – Surge in Dover Sole & Low-Value Fillers: Landings dropped to $16,637.00\text{kg}$. Pot-caught octopus fell significantly to $5,477.80\text{kg}$. However, Dover Sole saw a massive spike in landing volume to $956.36\text{kg}$, generating $\pounds 21,979.49$ to become the second-highest financial contributor. Conversely, a large influx of Lesser Spotted Dogfish ($1,330.00\text{kg}$) sold for a negligible average price of just $\pounds 0.40\text{/kg}$, pulling the overall daily average price down to its lowest point of the week ($\pounds 5.77\text{/kg}$).

• May 21st (Thursday) – Quiet Mid-Week End: This was the quietest day of the series, showing only $19$ distinct species types and a low total volume of $7,272.28\text{kg}$. Pot-caught octopus once again made up the vast majority of the weight ($76.36\%$) and value ($69.74\%$). Hake was the main supporting species, adding $744.00\text{kg}$ valued at $\pounds 5,834.89$ ($\pounds 7.84\text{/kg}$).

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3. Weekly Summary

• Total Market Scale: Over the 4-day period, a grand total of $95,467.54\text{kg}$ of seafood was landed, generating $\pounds 570,593.72$ in total revenue.

• Price Stability: The overall weekly average price settled smoothly at $\pounds 5.98\text{/kg}$, with minimal daily fluctuations (ranging from $\pounds 5.77\text{/kg}$ to $\pounds 6.12\text{/kg}$).

• The Octopus Engine: The entire week's performance was anchored by a single fishery: Mediterranean Octopus (Pot Caught). It accounted for $65,258.76\text{kg}$ ($68.36\%$) of the total weekly weight and $\pounds 364,123.80$ ($63.81\%$) of total revenue.