What is the price of mackerel per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan mackerel is between US$ 5.42 and US$ 9.86 per kilogram or between US$ 2.46 and US$ 4.47 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of mackerel in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for mackerel is between JPY 748.88 and JPY 1,361.60 per kilogram or between JPY 339.63 and JPY 617.51 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan mackerel is between US$ 3.80 and US$ 6.90 per kilogram or between US$ 1.72 and US$ 3.13 per pound(lb).
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Japan Mackerel Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Mackerel from Japan over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 0.90 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, the price was 1.21 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 34.4%. The highest price was in 2020 and 2021, when the price was 1.19 US dollars per kg. Looking ahead, it is likely that the export price of Mackerel from Japan will continue to increase, with an estimated price of 1.30 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 1.33 US dollars per kg in 2024.Japan Mackerel Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Mackerel into Japan over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.90 US dollars per kg, followed by 1.02 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 1.19 US dollars per kg and remained the same in 2020. In 2021, the price increased slightly to 1.21 US dollars per kg and in 2022, the price was 1.28 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Mackerel into Japan in 2023 will be 1.30 US dollars per kg and in 2024, the price will be 1.33 US dollars per kg.Export values for Japan mackerel
The total values in export for mackerel in Japan were US$ 187,758, US$ 222,635, US$ 268,167 and US$ 214,471 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan mackerel - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of mackerel shipped by Japan in 2020 was 179,649 tonnes. In 2019 Japan shipped 180,983 tonnes of mackerel. For 2019 alone, the market for Japan mackerel (fish category) has gone down, with a change of -31.474 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, mackerel's exports reduced by -26.86% netting the nation US$214.47m for the year 2019. Japan's mackerel exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae" (HS code 030249)
- Fresh or chilled jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp." (HS code 030245)
- Frozen mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus" (HS code 030354)
- Frozen mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) (HS code 030374)
- Prepared or preserved mackerel, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160415)
- Fresh or chilled mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) (HS code 030264)
- Fresh or chilled mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus" (HS code 030244)
- Frozen jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp." (HS code 030355)
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Japan mackerel export values
In 2019, Japan supplied mackerel valued at 214.47m USD, a drop of -20.02% from 2018's total mackerel export of 268.167m USD. The yearly change in value of Japan mackerel between 2017 to 2018 was 20.451 pc.
The yearly change in the volume of Japan's mackerel exports between 2017 and 2019 was -26.86 pc when compared to a variation of -31.474% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Japan mackerel ( in '000$ )
Japan imported 134,203 tonnes of mackerel in 2019.