In late February, the wholesale price of farmed silver salmon was JPY 600 to 650 per kilogram (USD 5.02 to 5.44; EUR 457 to 495) 20 to 30 percent cheaper than at its peak last spring. The decline was due to increased supplies from Chile. By 3 March, prices at Tokyo’s Tsukiji market had recovered to JPY 788 to 842 (USD 6.60 to 7.05, EUR 6.01 to 642) per kg for frozen product, while salted fillets went in the range of JPY 810 to 918 (USD 6.78 to 7.68, EUR 6.18 to 7.00).
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