This report analyses different aspects of prices, markets and exports of surimi and derived products in Japan.

ASIA

Japan

Surimi

Prices

The average CIF price at Customs of Japanese imports of Alaskan Pollock surimi (Theragra chalcograma) in October 2018 was JPY 352/kg, up 7% on that of the previous month and 21% on that of October 2017. The average price at Customs of itoyori surimi during the analysed month was JPY 345/kg, up 2% on that of the previous month and 5% on that of October 2017.

Table 1: Average prices of surimi at Japan Customs,
in JPY/kg CIF

Source: Customs

Markets

During this month, Japanese Customs showed that surimi imports totalled 20,418 tonnes, worth JPY 7,139 million.

These figures are up 15% in volume and 22% in value on those of the previous month and up 7% in volume and 27% in value on those of October 2017.

Graph 1: Evolution of Japanese surimi imports,
2014/2018, in tonnes

Fuente: Aduanas de Japón

In the ten months of the year, imports totalled 120,724 tonnes and JPY 39,958 million, down 7% in volume and up 8% in value on those of the same period in 2017.

Graph 2: Japanese imports of surimi,
cumulative monthly, in tonnes, 2014-2018

Source: Japanese Customs

In the period, imports of Alaskan pollock (Theragra chalcograma) surimi totalled 98,893 tonnes and JPY 33,021 million, down 11% in volume and up 6% in value on those of the same period in 2017. Imports of itoyori surimi reached 16,299 tonnes and J JPY 5,460 million, up 1% in volume and up 4% in value on those of the previous year.

Imports of other surimis (Pacific cod) were up 106%, 5,532 tonnes.

Alaskan pollock (Theragra chalcograma) surimi came almost all from the US and itoyori surimi from India (5,880 tonnes) and Thailand (5,727 tonnes).

By DGA

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