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Total imports of fresh and frozen tuna continue with volume and values similar to those of January
JAPAN
Monday, April 15, 2019, 20:00 (GMT + 9)
Total imports of fresh and frozen tuna reached 11,802 tonnes in February, worth JPY 7,190 million at Japanese Customs. These figures are similar in volume and in value on those of January; whereas compared to February of the previous year they fall 5% in volume and 10% in value.
Imports of fresh tuna registered 901 tonnes, worth JPY 1,262 million at Japanese Customs, up 109% in volume and 58% in value on those of the previous month and down 13% in volume and 3% in value on those of February 2018.
Table 1: Japanese imports of fresh tuna,
2019/2018
Species
|
Tonnes
|
Var. %
|
Million JPY
|
Var. %
|
Jan-Feb 2019
|
Jan-Feb 2018
|
Jan-Feb 2019
|
Jan-Feb 2018
|
White tuna
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Yellowfin
|
452
|
515
|
-12%
|
434
|
516
|
-16%
|
Skipjack
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Bigeye
|
424
|
528
|
-20%
|
493
|
584
|
-16%
|
Bluefin
|
919
|
901
|
+2%
|
1,629
|
1,452
|
+12%
|
Southern Bluefin
|
20
|
29
|
-31%
|
34
|
37
|
-8%
|
Total
|
1,815
|
1,973
|
-8%
|
2,590
|
2,589
|
0%
|
Source: Japanese Customs/FIS.com
Graph 1: Japanese imports of fresh tuna,
2015/2019
Source: Japanese Customs/FIS.com
As regards frozen tuna, imports during the month reported 10,901 tonnes, with a value of JPY 5,929 million.
These figures are similar in volume and up 2% in value on those of the previous month; compared with those of February 2018, they are down 4% in volume and 11% in value.
Table 2: Japanese imports of frozen tuna, 2019/2018
Species
|
Tonnes
|
Var. %
|
Million JPY
|
Var. %
|
Jan-Feb 2019
|
Jan-Feb 2018
|
Jan-Feb 2019
|
Jan-Feb 2018
|
White tuna
|
1,238
|
299
|
+314%
|
481
|
92
|
+423%
|
Yellowfin
|
7,217
|
6,131
|
+18%
|
3,644
|
3,053
|
+19%
|
Skipjack
|
5,262
|
4,587
|
+15%
|
860
|
779
|
+10%
|
Bigeye
|
7,527
|
7,934
|
-5%
|
5,929
|
6,803
|
-13%
|
Bluefin
|
180
|
14
|
+1,186%
|
421
|
3
|
+13,933%
|
Southern Bluefin
|
353
|
10
|
+3,430%
|
434
|
9
|
+4,722%
|
Total
|
21,777
|
18,975
|
15%
|
11,769
|
10,739
|
10%
|
Fuente: Aduanas de Japón/FIS.com
Graph 1: Japanese imports of frozen tuna,
2015/2019
Source: Japanese Customs/FIS.com
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