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This report focuses on catch volumes of tuna, shark and swordfish in Japanese and European Union waters. It also highlights prices, inventories, markets, imports and exports of species detailed in the following index.
ASIA
Japan
Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis)
Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)
Yellowfin (Thunnus albacares)
Bluefin tuna (Thunnus Thynnus)
Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)
Markets
Total imports of fresh and frozen tuna reached 15,467 tonnes in August, worth JPY 13,183 million at Japanese Customs. These figures are up 32% in volume and 52% in value on those of July; and they are down 23% in volume and 9% in value on those of August 2017.
Imports of fresh tuna registered 1,341 tonnes, worth JPY 2,119 million at Japanese Customs, down 10% in volume and up 2% in value on those of the previous month and down 11% in volume and similar in value to those of August 2017.
Table 1: Japanese imports of fresh tuna,
2018/2017
Species
|
Tonnes
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Var. %
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Millions of JPY
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Var. %
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Jan-Aug 2018
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Jan-Aug 2017
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Jan-Aug 2018
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Jan-Aug 2017
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White tuna
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18
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54
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-67%
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12
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46
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-67%
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Yellowfin
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2,395
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3,098
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-23%
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2,563
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3,172
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-23%
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Skipjack
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0
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0
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-
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0
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0
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-
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Bigeye
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2,123
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3,049
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-30%
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2,535
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3,597
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-30%
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Bluefin
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3,049
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2,208
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+38%
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5,894
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3,996
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+38%
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Southern Bluefin
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1,737
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1,802
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-4%
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2,316
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2,620
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-4%
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Total
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9,323
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10,211
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-9%
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13,321
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13,431
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-9%
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Source: Japanese Customs
Graph 1: Japanese imports of fresh tuna,
2014/2018
Source: Japanese Customs
As regards frozen tuna, imports during the month reported 14,126 tonnes, with a value of JPY 11,065 million at Japanese Customs.
These figures are up 38% in volume and 68% in value on those of the previous month; compared with August 2017, they are down 23% in volume and 11% in value.
Table 2: Japanese imports of frozen tuna,
2018/2017
Species
|
Tonnes
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Var. %
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Millions of JPY
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Var. %
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Jan-Aug 2018
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Jan-Aug 2017
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Jan-Aug 2018
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Jan-Aug 2017
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White tuna
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7,175
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13,255
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-46%
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2,666
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4,852
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-45%
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Yellowfin
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33,337
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31,539
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+6%
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17,061
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15,439
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+11%
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Skipjack
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16,825
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30,661
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-45%
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2,717
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5,558
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-51%
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Bigeye
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36,382
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40,671
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-11%
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29,975
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35,039
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-14%
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Bluefin
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426
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333
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+28%
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799
|
337
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+137%
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Southern Bluefin
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4,516
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4,532
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0%
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6,306
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6,064
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+4%
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Total
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98,661
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120,991
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-18%
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59,524
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67,289
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-12%
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Fuente: Aduanas de Japón
Graph 2: Japanese imports of frozen tuna,
2014/2018
Source: Japanese Customs
By DGA
www.fis.com
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