Rising Supply Meets Plateaued Prices as Tokyo Salmon Market Stagnates | Coho Salmon Volumes Surge
JAPAN Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 00:40 (GMT + 9)
Coho Salmon Volumes Surge While Global Prices Hold Firm in Spring Trading The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released its comprehensive market activity report for April 2026, detailing a significant divergence between seafood volumes and values. The latest marketplace metrics reveal that while trading volumes for both frozen and salted seafood products are outperforming numbers from the previous year, wholesale unit prices remain locked in a rigid, flat pattern. Click on the image to enlarge it Leading the charge in activity is frozen Coho salmon, which logged a monthly transaction volume of 1,195 tons in April. This marks a noticeable step up from the 1,069 tons handled in March, driving the cumulative yearly total up to 4,100 tons. Despite this upward volume momentum relative to last month—and a strong comparison against the 1,286 tons moved in ... FULL STORY