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 201/kg at Japanese Customs in March, down 10% on that of February and 6% on that of March 2017. In three months, the average was JPY 207/kg, up 2% 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 |
JPY/kg |
Variation |
Mar /18 |
Feb /18 |
Mar /17 |
Mar/18 Feb/18 |
Mar/18 Mar/17 |
Korea |
- |
640 |
547 |
- |
- |
China |
- |
- |
136 |
- |
- |
Norway |
212 |
231 |
221 |
-8% |
-4% |
United Kingdom |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ireland |
182 |
176 |
- |
+3% |
- |
Canada |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Source: Japanese Customs
Markets
Japanese imports of mackerel (HS 0303.54.000) reached 2,755 tonnes, worth JPY 555 million CIF at Japanese Customs. These figures are down 26% in volume and 33% in value on those of the previous month and down 24% in volume and 29% in value on those of March 2017.
Graph 2: Japanese imports of mackerel (HS 030354000), 2014/2018
Source: Japanese Customs
During the three year, they totalled 21,198 tonnes and JPY 4,393 million, up 37% in volume and 28% 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 86% of import volumes came from Norway, 18,141 tonnes and JPY 3,797 million.
Graph 4: Origin of Japanese imports of mackerel, HS 030354000, January-March 2018, in tonnes
Source: Japanese Customs
By DGA
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