Criée de Boulogne-sur-Mer: auction in Boulogne-sur-Mer
The Criée de Boulogne-sur-Mer is a port marketplace for first-sale fishery products. Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.
AGR-380 · Auction · Boulogne-sur-Mer, France · EUR
The Criée de Boulogne-sur-Mer is a port marketplace for first-sale fishery products. Professional customers can participate in the clock auction at the venue or buy remotely. The market is relevant to wholesalers, fishmongers, restaurants and seafood processors. Its commercial role comes from linking auction trading with port infrastructure and the handling of physical consignments. Sales generally run Monday to Saturday, with starting times depending on the season and weekday. A buyer should check the applicable schedule before organising attendance or transport.
The operator's 2025 species table records 20,963,213 kg and EUR 59,844,366 of sales invoiced through the fish market. This scope differs from the broader registered-sales measure, which also includes declared transactions. Species rows include sardine, saithe, scallops, mackerel and squid, with annual average prices in EUR/kg. Retaining the scope prevents an incorrect comparison with total port activity.
The operator requires prior registration with SOFETRA, the market's guarantee organisation. Remote participants also complete an application with Service Criée and receive individual access. A practical first step is to ask the auction team which documents and guarantees apply to the intended business account. Reading a public price report does not confer bidding access. The operator's participation information includes professional customers outside France, although each prospective buyer still needs to complete the relevant arrangements.
Buyers should compare lots with matching species, size and quality, then confirm the settlement unit and collection time. For scallops and cephalopods, the exact product presentation is also important. Ask whether freight, containers and additional handling are charged separately. Annual averages help describe the position of a species in the market, but cannot set a suitable bidding limit for every sale: both the supply mix and the characteristics of individual lots can change substantially.
Suppliers should agree delivery notification, lot documentation, presentation and settlement timing before dispatch. For consignments brought from another port, compare the expected return with transport and handling costs. Buyers arranging onward distribution should identify the release point and refrigerated carrier availability. Commercially, Boulogne is best assessed as a trading and handling location where the appeal of a transaction depends on the auction price together with coordinated delivery, purchasing and collection. A complete enquiry should therefore describe the physical goods and logistics as carefully as the desired price.
What is priced: Fruit and vegetables, Fish and seafood
Products and quotations
Sardine; saithe; scallops; mackerel; whiting; squid; cuttlefish and other species
Sources
- Auction access and contact — www.portboulognecalais.fr
- 2025 results, pp. 8–9 — www.portboulognecalais.fr
- Fish market and port services — www.portboulognecalais.fr
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