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This report focuses on harvests, imports and prices of bluefin tuna in Japan.
Japan
Northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus y Thunnus orientalis)
Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
Fresh
Prices
The average CIF price of fresh bluefin imported by Japan in January was JPY 1,504/kg, down 30% on that of December 2018 and 21% in value on that of January 2018.
Table 1: Average price at Japan Customs, in JPY/kg
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Origin
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Average price at Customs (JPY/kg)
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% Variation
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Jan/19
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Dec/18
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Jan/18
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Jan/19 Dec/18
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Jan/19 Jan/18
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Spain
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-
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2,927
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2,745
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-
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-
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Italy
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2,377
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-
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2,988
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-
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-20%
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Malta
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Greece
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-
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-
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2,627
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-
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-
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Turkey
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-
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2,835
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2,780
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-
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-
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USA
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-
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4,501
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4,065
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-
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-
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Mexico
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-
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2,043
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1,965
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-
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-
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Australia (SBFT)
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Source: Japanese Customs
Graph 1: Average price at Customs of
fresh bluefin Japanese imports, 2015/2019, in JPY/kg
Source: Customs
Markets
During the month analysed, about 121 tonnes of fresh bluefin were imported, worth JPY 182 million at Japan Customs.
These figures are down 80% in volume and 86% in value on those registered in the previous month. Compared with January 2018, imports they are down 64% in volume and 71% in value.
Graph 2: Japanese imports of fresh bluefin, 2015/2019
Source: Customs
Graph 3: Cumulative monthly Japanese imports of
fresh northern bluefin, 2015/2019, in tonnes
Source: Japanese Customs
The main supplier of northern bluefin (Thunnus thynnus and/or Thunnus orientalis) during the period was Republic of Korea , with 50 tonnes and JPY 114 million.
Graph 4: Imports of fresh southern bluefin,
2015/2019, in tonnes
Source: Japanese Customs
By DGA
www.fis.com
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