Japan: July Import Volume Up 21% to 180,020 MT, Value Rises 32% to JPY 184 Billion
According to preliminary trade statistics published by the Ministry of Finance on August 30, marine product imports increased 21 % year-on-year to 1820,000 tons in July. Primary products, such as salmon and trout, shrimp, crabs, squid, octopus, and fresh and frozen tuna, were brought in more than the same month of the previous year. The import value increased by 32 % to 184,057 million yen ($1,258.67 million).
Minato Shimbun reported that the volume of fresh and frozen tuna combined increased by 61% to...
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