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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).
Item | January 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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