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January Seafood Exports Indicate Drastic Declines in Salmon/Trout

March 4, 2009

According to January statistics of seafood exports (preliminary) summarized by the Japan Fish Traders Association, live sea bream (176 percent of the same month last year) and amberjack (153 percent) displayed tremendous increases. In contrast, bonito (7.5 percent) and salmon/trout (81 percent) declined a great deal, owing to the adverse effects caused by the appreciation of the yen.


The export amounts of salmon and trout added up to 2,762 tons, priced at \210 per kg (104 percent). Despite an increased inventory amount of mackerel, as a result of a 53 percent growth of domestic harvest compared to the same period of the previous year, its export amount plunged to 5,365 tons (69 percent), marked at \80.4 per kg (80 percent).


Bonito, which suffered a price tumble at the Bangkok market, recorded a dramatic fall to 36 tons (7.5 percent) with \58.1/kg (41 percent). Saury made a good show, coming to 6,630 tons (95 percent) at \54.9/kg (69 percent).


ItemJanuary 2009
Amount (kg)Value (\)Price per kg (\)
Live
Sea Bream
Year to year comparison
612,863
176.4%
321,367,000
127.2%
524.4
72.1%
Fresh, Chilled, Frozen
Salmon/Trout
Year to year comparison
2,762,823
80.5%
581,111,000
83.8%
210.3
104.2%
Albacore Tuna
Year to year comparison
246,105
47.4%
51,372,000
42.9%
208.7
90.4%
Yellowfin Tuna
Year to year comparison
127,143
16.9%
33,924,000
21%
266.8
124.4%
Big-eyed Tuna
Year to year comparison
632,022
193.4%
201,636,000
123.1%
319
63.7%
Marlin
Year to year comparison
24,002
93.1%
5,914,000
64.5%
246.4
69.3%
Bonito
Year to year comparison
360,580
7.5%
20,967,000
3.1%
58.1
41.4%
Cod
Year to year comparison
4,487,364
59.9%
737,604,000
59.1%
164.4
98.6%
Mackerel
Year to year comparison
5,365,967
69.2%
431,658,000
55.1%
80.4
79.7%
Saury
Year to year comparison
6,630,913
95%
363,763,000
65.4%
54.9
68.9%
Sea Bream
Year to year comparison
20,213
127.4%
10,509,000
174%
519.9
136.5%
Amberjack
Year to year comparison
233,403
153%
362,483,000
158.7%
1553
103.7%
Crab
Year to year comparison
48,095
47.5%
49,921,000
56.5%
1038
118.8%
Scallop
Year to year comparison
218,675
36.2%
275,029,000
31.5%
1257.7
87.2%
Squid
Year to year comparison
1,455,116
43.1%
195,652,000
51.1%
134.5
118.7%
Sea Squirt
Year to year comparison
389,086
80%
88,417,000
77.3%
227.2
96.6%
Prepared Products
Mackerel
Year to year comparison
222,012
218.8%
90,487,000
215%
407.6
98.2%
Kneaded Products
Year to year comparison
467,752
66.3%
353,995,000
68.3%
756.8
103%
Scallop
Year to year comparison
176,326
68.9%
681,762,000
39.8%
3,866.5
57.8%
Abalone
Year to year comparison
4,480
100.8%
209,546,000
90.9%
46,773.7
90.2%
Dried Kelp
Year to year comparison
53,207
98.2%
127,410,000
100.3%
2,394.6
102.2%
Fishmeal
Year to year comparison
90,000
0%
10,180,000
0%
113.1
0%
Pearl
Year to year comparison
3,423
146%
920,811,000
42.9%
286,535.5
29.4%
Grand Total
Year to year comparison
29,249,703
65.7%
9,710,574,000
56.5%
332
85.9%


The original article was published on March 4, 2009 and was translated by Kiyo Hayasaka.


January Household Expenditure: Marine Foods Increase 2.7%

March 4, 2009

According to the survey of household expenditures for January 2009, prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, monthly consumer spending per household of more than two tallied \291,440, or a 5.9 percent decrease. Money spent on food grew 0.8 percent to \69,569; of which, \6,905, or a 2.7 percent rise, was expended for marine foods.


Consumers used \4,235 for fresh seafood, marking a 3.2 percent growth. Increases in spending were noticeable in the following items: saury (27.5 percent); sardine (13.9 percent); assorted sashimi (12.5 percent); and shrimp (8.5 percent). Other items with marked growth were crab, amberjack, bonito, salmon, sea bream, and squid. In contrast, there were declines in consumption of octopus (8.7 percent); Japanese horse mackerel (7.8 percent); and tuna (7 percent).


Spending on sea shells displayed a 1.6 percent rise, totaling \454; of which, scallop rose 19 percent. Common fresh water clam (11.1 percent), clam (1.8 percent), and oyster (0.5 percent) slumped.


Salted, dried marine foods shrank 1 percent, coming to \1,184. Items that tumbled were cod roe (11.1 percent); dried horse mackerel (10.6 percent); and cooked dried sardine (9.1 percent). In addition, dried sardine and dried whitebait also fell.


Kneaded fish products performed well, resulting in a total of \749, or a 5.9 percent growth. Noticeable rises were displayed by chikuwa (10.1 percent); fried kamaboko (7 percent); and kamaboko (2.5 percent).


Other processed seafood products increased 2.9 percent to \737. Shaved bonito went up by 4.2 percent. Cooked seafood plunged 10.3 percent. Dried seaweed tumbled 0.3 percent to \679. Dried kelp showed a great decline of 13.3 percent. \7,602 were spent on prepared foods, with a decline of 0.7 percent. BBQ eel and to go sushi dropped 26.4 and 2.5 percent respectively. Less money was expended for dinning out, recording a 4.6 percent fall, totaling \13,963. Sushi went down by 18.3 percent.


The original article was published on March 4 2009 and was translated by Kiyo Hayasaka.

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