Japan's seafood imports in July increased 21% year-on-year

In July, Japan experienced a significant surge in seafood imports, with a 32% increase in value reaching US$1.2586 billion. This surge was led by increased imports of various tuna species, fresh and frozen salmon, shrimp, squid, crab, and octopus. Notably, there was a doubling of Chilean frozen coho salmon and Argentine squid imports, a 15% increase in Norwegian Atlantic salmon imports, a 33% increase in shrimp and squid imports, a 45% increase in crab imports, and an 87% increase in octopus imports. However, there was a 11% decrease in fresh and frozen herring imports.

The value of seafood imports in July increased by 32% to US$1.2586 billion. - Imports of fresh and frozen tuna were 17,618 tons, up 61% year-on-year; - Imports of frozen bigeye tuna were 3,351 tons, up 86% year-on-year; - Imports of frozen yellowfin tuna were 3,351 tons, up 13% year-on-year; - Imports of frozen albacore tuna were 1,315 tons, up 61% year-on-year; - Imports of frozen bonito were 2,086 tons, down 3% year-on-year; - Imports of frozen bluefin tuna slices were 2,512 tons, up 141 tons month-on-month. Japan imported 13,039 tons of fresh and frozen salmon in July, up 30% year-on-year, and Chilean frozen coho salmon imported 449 tons. 2 tons, an increase of 2.1 times year-on-year; Norwegian Atlantic salmon imports 613 tons, an increase of 15% year-on-year. Fresh and frozen shrimp imports 13,865 tons, an increase of 33% year-on-year; squid imports 14,277 tons, also an increase of 33% year-on-year; large squid imports 12,616 tons, an increase of 41% year-on-year, of which ...