At the Tsukiji wholesale market on 21 April, fresh domestic bluefin tuna sold at a high of JPY 10,800 (USD 90.60; EUR 83.48) while imported frozen reached JPY 6,264 (USD 52.53; EUR 48.43). Frozen imported southern bluefin reached JPY 5,184 (USD 43.56; EUR 40.00).In the fiscal year through March 2015, Japan’s imports of bluefin increased 2 percent by weight and 7 percent by yen-denominated value over the previous year.
The increase in value this reflects the declining yen rather than the purch…
