Strong Sales of Salmon Roe in Japan and no Inventory are Positive Signs for 2016 Alaska Season
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] February 23, 2016
Salmon roe sales are picking up to Japan. For the current year, ending March 31st, US exports of salmon roe to Japan are predicted at about 6000 tons.
Good quality roe remains in short supply. One reason is the continuing shortfall in production of salmon roe in Hokkaido.
For the year, about 6000 tons of salmon roe to be processed into sujiko and ikura will come from the US, and about 2000 tons from Russia. Sales are reported to be good.
Excluding non-sujiko products, such as soft roe, from these figures, it is estimated that about 5,200
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