Ikura Prices Soar to 30-year High in Japan Due to Lackluster Salmon Harvests in Hokkaido
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Japan Reports] - July 7, 2017
Wholesale prices of ikura (salmon roe) are soaring in Japan reflecting the shrinking domestic inventory due to poor harvests of fall chum in Hokkaido.
The wholesale price in Tokyo and Osaka has been on a rise since last fall, jumping 30 to 40 percent over the same period of the previous year.
A major dealer at Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market notes it is the highest price since Japan's bubble economy period 30 years ago. The price ...
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