What is the price of herring per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan herring is between US$ 1.48 and US$ 2.47 per kilogram or between US$ 0.67 and US$ 1.12 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of herring in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for herring is between JPY 204.53 and JPY 340.88 per kilogram or between JPY 92.76 and JPY 154.60 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan herring is between US$ 1.04 and US$ 1.73 per kilogram or between US$ 0.47 and US$ 0.78 per pound(lb).
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Japan Herring Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Herring from Japan over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2013, the price per kilogram was 14.67 US dollars, dropping to 11.00 US dollars in 2015. In 2017, the price further decreased to 7.04 US dollars, before increasing slightly to 8.08 US dollars in 2018. The price then rose to 8.91 US dollars in 2019 and 9.60 US dollars in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price per kilogram of Herring from Japan is 10.20 US dollars in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Herring from Japan will be 9.93 US dollars in 2022 and 9.66 US dollars in 2023. In 2024, the price is expected to remain relatively stable at 9.39 US dollars.Japan Herring Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Herring into Japan over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2013, the price was 14.67 US dollars per kg, and in 2017 it had dropped to 7.04 US dollars per kg. Since then, the price has been gradually increasing, reaching 8.91 US dollars per kg in 2019. This year, the price has risen to 9.60 US dollars per kg. Looking ahead, we can expect the price to continue to rise, reaching 10.20 US dollars per kg in 2021 and 9.93 US dollars per kg in 2022. Predicted prices for 2023 and 2024 are 10.50 US dollars per kg and 10.80 US dollars per kg respectively.Export values for Japan herring
The total values in export for herring in Japan were US$ 725, US$ 1,269 and US$ 1,764 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan herring - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of herring sold by Japan in 2020 was 263 tonnes. In 2019 Japan shipped 198 tonnes of herring. Across 2019 alone, the market for Japan herring (fish category) has climbed, recording a change of 26.115 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, herring's exports grew by 92.23% bringing Japan US$1.76m for the year 2019. Japan's herring exports are classified as:
- Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", anchovies "Engraulis spp.", sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus", mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", cobia "Rachycentron canadum", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", swordfish "Xiphias gladius", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030554)
- Frozen fillets of herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii" (HS code 030486)
- Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030561)
- Smoked herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030542)
- Fresh or chilled herring "Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii" (HS code 030241)
- Fresh or chilled herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii) (HS code 030240)
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Japan herring export values
In 2019, Japan sold herring costing 1.76m USD, a growth of 38.69% from 2018's total herring export of 1.269m USD. The annual increase in value of Japan herring between 2017 to 2018 was 75.034 per cent.
The per year change in the quantity of Japan's herring exports between 2017 and 2019 was 92.23 percent compared to a variation of 26.115% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Japan herring ( in '000$ )
Japan imported 2,620 tonnes of herring in 2019.