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.
Japan
Mackarel
Prices
The average price of frozen mackerel (HS 030354000) was JPY 250/kg at Japanese Customs in December, down 4% on that of November and up 25% on that of December 2017. In 2018 it averaged JPY 231/ kg, up 9% on that of 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 per kg, 2017/2018
Origin
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JPY per kg
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Variation
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Dec/18
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Nov/18
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Dec/17
|
Dec/18 Nov/18
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Dec/18 Dec/17
|
Korea
|
179
|
215
|
465
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-17%
|
-62%
|
China
|
-
|
363
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Norway
|
250
|
266
|
199
|
-6%
|
+26%
|
United Kingdom
|
239
|
210
|
-
|
+14%
|
-
|
Ireland
|
358
|
201
|
185
|
+78%
|
+94%
|
Canada
|
-
|
-
|
200
|
-
|
-
|
Source: Japanese Customs
Markets
Japanese imports of mackerel (HS 0303.54.000) reached 23,0917 tonnes, worth JPY 5,774 million CIF at Japanese Customs. These figures are up 523% in volume and 499% in value on those of the previous month and down 3% in volume and up 22% in value on those of December 2017.
Graph 2: Japanese imports of mackerel
(HS 030354000), 2014/2018
Source: Japanese Customs
In the recently completed year, 68,800 tonnes were imported for JPY 15,912 million, up 9% in volume and 18% in value than in the previous year.
Graph 3: Imports of frozen mackerel (HS 030354000),
cumulative monthly, 2014/2018
Source: Japanese Customs
Graph 4: Origin of Japanese imports of mackerel,
HS 030354000, January-December 2018, in tonnes
Source: Japanese Customs
The 85% of imports of the year came from Norway.
By DGA
www.fis.com
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