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Pelagic

 
Report Date: Monday, February 11, 2019
 
 
 

 

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

JPY per kg

Variation

Dec/18

Nov/18

Dec/17

Dec/18 Nov/18

Dec/18 Dec/17

Korea

179

215

465

-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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