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In general, the price of tuna has fallen compared to 2018
Official data tuna imports: Movements and prices
JAPAN
Wednesday, October 09, 2019, 10:30 (GMT + 9)
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Total imports of fresh and frozen tuna reached 15,817 tonnes in August, worth JPY 10,565 million at Japanese Customs. These figures are 16% lower in volume and maintaining similar value in relation to July while compared to August of the previous year they grow 2% in volume and fall 20% in value.
Imports of fresh tuna in the month were 990 t with a value in Japanese customs of JPY 1,499 million, figure 23% lower in volume and 18% in value compared to the previous month and 26% less in volume and 29% less in value against August 2018.
Table 1: Japanese imports of fresh tuna, 2019/2018
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Species
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Tonnes
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Var. %
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Million JPY
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Var. %
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Jan-Aug 2019
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Jan-Aug 2018
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Jan-Aug 2019
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Jan-Aug 2018
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White tuna
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13
|
18
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-28%
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9
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12
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-25%
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Yellowfin
|
2,100
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2,395
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-12%
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2,044
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2,563
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-20%
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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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1,669
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2,123
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-21%
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1,963
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2,535
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-23%
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Bluefin
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2,913
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3,049
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-4%
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5,833
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5,894
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-1%
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Southern Bluefin
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1,466
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1,737
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-16%
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2,058
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2,316
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-11%
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Total
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8,161
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9,322
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-12%
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11,907
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13,320
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-11%
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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 14,827 tonnes, with a value of JPY 9,066 million.
These figures are 16% lower in volume and 3% higher in value compared to the previous month, while compared to August 2018, they rise 2% in volume and fall 20% in value.
<Table 2: Japanese imports of frozen tuna, 2019/2018
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Species
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Tonnes
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Var. %
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Million JPY
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Var. %
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Jan-Aug 2019
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Jan-Aug 2018
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Jan-Aug 2019
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Jan-Aug 2018
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White tuna
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5,251
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7,175
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-27%
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2,202
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2,666
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-17%
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Yellowfin
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32,063
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33,337
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-4%
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15,468
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17,061
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-9%
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Skipjack
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21,192
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16,825
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+26%
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3,254
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2,717
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+20%
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Bigeye
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35,665
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36,382
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-2%
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27,348
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29,975
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-9%
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Bluefin
|
673
|
426
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+58%
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1,168
|
799
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+46%
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Southern Bluefin
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4,085
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4,516
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-10%
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5,595
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6,306
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-11%
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Total
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98,929
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98,661
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0%
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55,035
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59,524
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-8%
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Source: Japanese Customs/FIS.com
Graph 2: Japanese imports of frozen tuna, 2015/2019
Source: Japanese Customs/FIS.com
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