Price of Hokkaido Processed Ikura Hits JPY 28,000/Kg at Toyosu Market in Tokyo
Amidst the historically low catch of fall chum salmon in Hokkaido, new Hokkaido-produced salmon roe (ikura) is beginning to appear on the market. On November 4th, the top brand, Marusa Sasaya Shoten of Kushiro City, Hokkaido, listed soy sauce-marinated ikura at the Toyosu Market in Tokyo and the Sapporo Market. Wholesale prices were more than double those of the same period last year, reaching 27,000 to 28,000 yen/kg ($175.92-182.40/kg), reported Minato Shimbun...
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