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..
ASIA
Japan
Mackerel
Prices
The average price of frozen mackerel (HS 030354000) was JPY 250/kg at Japanese Customs in August, up 12% on that of July and down 3% on that of August 2017. During the first eight months of the year the average was JPY 215/kg, down 5% on that of the same period in the previous year.
Graph 1: Average price of frozen mackerel at Customs,
HS 030354000, 2014/2018, in JPY/kg
Source: Japanese Customs
Table 1: Average price of mackerel imports at Japanese Customs
(HS 030354000), JPY/kg, 2017/2018
Origin
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JPY/kg
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Variation
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Aug /18
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Jul /18
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Aug/17
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Aug/18 Jul/18
|
Aug/18 Aug/17
|
Korea
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
China
|
-
|
286
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Norway
|
257
|
227
|
288
|
+13%
|
-11%
|
United Kingdom
|
193
|
193
|
213
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0%
|
-9%
|
Ireland
|
248
|
184
|
170
|
+35%
|
+46%
|
Canada
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Source: Japanese Customs
Markets
Japanese imports of mackerel (HS 0303.54.000) reached 2,248 tonnes, worth tonnes, worth JPY 561 million CIF at Japanese Customs. These figures are down 49% in volume and 43% in value on those of the previous month and up 89% mayor in volume and 83% in value on those of August 2017.
Graph 2: Japanese imports of mackerel
(HS 030354000), 2014/2018
Source: Japanese Customs
During the period, they totalled 38,232 tonnes and JPY 8,237 million, up 43% in volume and 37% in value on those of the same period in 2017.
Graph 3: Imports of frozen mackerel (HS 030354000),
cumulative monthly, 2014/2018
Source: Japanese Customs
The 85% of import volumes came from Norway, 31,643 tonnes and JPY 6,946 million.
Graph 4: Origin of Japanese imports of mackerel,
HS 030354000, January-August 2018, in tonnes
Source: Japanese Customs
By DGA
www.fis.com
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