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Tuna

 
Report Date: Thursday, October 11, 2018
 
 
 

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

Var. %

Millions of JPY

Var. %

Jan-Aug 2018

Jan-Aug 2017

Jan-Aug 2018

Jan-Aug 2017

White tuna

18

54

-67%

12

46

-67%

Yellowfin

2,395

3,098

-23%

2,563

3,172

-23%

Skipjack

0

0

-

0

0

-

Bigeye

2,123

3,049

-30%

2,535

3,597

-30%

Bluefin

3,049

2,208

+38%

5,894

3,996

+38%

Southern Bluefin

1,737

1,802

-4%

2,316

2,620

-4%

Total

9,323

10,211

-9%

13,321

13,431

-9%

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

Var. %

Millions of JPY

Var. %

Jan-Aug 2018

Jan-Aug 2017

Jan-Aug 2018

Jan-Aug 2017

White tuna

7,175

13,255

-46%

2,666

4,852

-45%

Yellowfin

33,337

31,539

+6%

17,061

15,439

+11%

Skipjack

16,825

30,661

-45%

2,717

5,558

-51%

Bigeye

36,382

40,671

-11%

29,975

35,039

-14%

Bluefin

426

333

+28%

799

337

+137%

Southern Bluefin

4,516

4,532

0%

6,306

6,064

+4%

Total

98,661

120,991

-18%

59,524

67,289

-12%

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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