Hokkaido Surimi Production up 30% to 5,700 Tons in January-August
According to member reports compiled by the National Surimi Manufacturers Association, the cumulative frozen surimi production volume in Hokkaido from January to August was 5,749 tons, up 30% from the same period last year. Alaska pollock was up 42% to 5,459 tons, and Atka mackerel was down 75% to 90 tons, Minato Shimbun reported.
However, the total for August alone was 154 tons, down 13% from the same month last year, the first decrease in six months. Until now, good catches of Alaska pollock in the Okhotsk Sea have...
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