At Tokyo’s Tsukiji market at the end of August, fresh bluefin tuna from Aomori ranged from JPY 2,484 to JPY 4,336 (USD 23.68 to 41.33, EUR 18.01 to 31.44) while imports ran from JPY 2,268 to 2,336 (USD 21.62 to 22.26, EUR 16.44 to 16.93) per kilogram (kg). Frozen bluefin, both imported and domestic, was set at JPY 3,024 yen (USD 28.82, EUR 21.93).
Japanese broadcaster NHK reported that fresh saury was more expensive than meiji maguro (bluefin under age 3). H&G fish sold as low as JPY 500 …
