This report analyses different aspects of prices, markets and exports of surimi and derived products in Japan.

1. ASIA

1.1 Japan

Surimi

Prices

Prices

The average CIF price at Customs of Japanese imports of Alaska pollock surimi or (Gadus chalcogrammus) in August was JPY 343/kg, value 8% lower than the previous month and 8% higher to August last year. The average price at Customs of itoyori surimi during the analysed month was JPY 338/kg, similar on that of the previous month and up 3% on that of August 2018.

Table 1: Average prices of surimi at Japan Customs, in JPY/kg CIF

Source: Customs

Markets

In August the Japanese customs figures indicated that surimi imports were 8,618 tonnes worth JPY 2,930 million.

These figures are up 56% in volume and 49% in value on those of the previous month and down 29% in volume and 24% in value on those of August 2018.

Graph 1: Evolution of Japanese imports of surimi, 2015/2019, in tonnes

Source: Japanese Customs/FIS.com

Graph 2: Japanese imports of surimi, cumulative monthly, in tonnes, 2015/2019

Source: Japanese Customs/FIS.com

Imports of Alaska pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus) in the first eight months of the year total 59,232 tonnes and JPY 22,055 million, 8% lower volume and 4% more in value than in the same period from the previous year. Imports of itoyori surimi reached 11,936 tonnes and JPY 4,038 million, down 13% in volume and 12% value on those of the previous year.

Imports of other surimis (Pacific cod) were down 4%, 4,235 tonnes.

Alaskan pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus) came entirely from the United States, while Itoyori came mostly from Thailand (5,020 tonnes) and India (2,776 tonnes).

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