Japan: North American Bluefins Sees Better Prices at Toyosu Market in August
According to a Jiji Press survey, the number of imported tuna arriving at the tuna section of Tokyo's Toyosu Market in August was 2,251, a 26.8% decrease from the same month last year. While bigeye tuna increased, wild bluefin tuna remained at the same level as the previous year, and southern bluefin tuna decreased.
Minato Shimbun analyzed that the total number of bluefin tuna was 386 compared with 381 in the same month last year. Canadian bluefin tuna was the mainstay, increasing to 265 from 211 in the same month last year, while Boston tuna halved to 59 from 116. Canadian tuna experienced unexpected issues, including flight cancellations due to an airline strike and "packages bound...
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