This report focuses on pelagic species catch volumes for human consumption carried out in Japanese waters. It also tackles aspects such as prices, markets, exports and imports of species hereinafter detailed in the index.

ASIA

Japan

Herring roes

Prices

The average price of salted herring roes imports (HS 030520010) was JPY 1,064/kg in August, down 17% on that of October and down 11% on that of November 2017. During the first eleven months, it averaged JPY 1,276/kg, up 2% on that of the same period in the previous year.

Graph 1: Average price of herring roes at Customs,  
HS 030520010, 2014/2018, in JPY /kg

Source: Japanese Customs

Markets

Imports of salted of herring roes (or dried), HS 030520010, reached 362 tonnes in the month analysed, worth JPY 385 million CIF at Japanese Customs, down 39% in volume and 49% in value on those of the previous month and down 46% in volume and 52% in value on those of November 2017.

Graph 2: Japanese imports of herring roes,
HS 030520010, 2014/2018

Source: Japanese Customs

In the period, imports totalled 4,336 tonnes, worth JPY 5,533 million.

The main supplier of herring roes of HS 030520010 was Canada during the period, with 2,009 tonnes and JPY 3,126 million.

Graph 3: Main origins of herring roes imports,
HS 030520010, January-November 2018,
in tonnes

Source: Japanese Customs

By DGA

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