What is the price of swordfish per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan swordfish is between US$ 24.49 and US$ 42.19 per kilogram or between US$ 11.10 and US$ 19.13 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of swordfish in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for swordfish is between JPY 3,381.93 and JPY 5,827.37 per kilogram or between JPY 1,533.76 and JPY 2,642.80 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan swordfish is between US$ 17.14 and US$ 29.53 per kilogram or between US$ 7.77 and US$ 13.39 per pound(lb).
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Japan Swordfish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Swordfish from Japan over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 7.08 US dollars per kilogram, followed by a sharp increase to 12.13 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. This was followed by a slight decrease to 9.84 US dollars per kilogram in 2019 and then a further decrease to 9.31 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. 2021 saw a significant increase to 15.38 US dollars per kilogram, and the price has since dropped to 8.99 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Swordfish from Japan will remain around the 8.99 US dollars mark in 2023 and 2024.Japan Swordfish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Swordfish into Japan over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 8.14 US dollars per kg, followed by a decrease to 7.08 US dollars per kg in 2017. However, in 2018, the price increased to 12.13 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 9.84 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then rose again to 9.31 US dollars per kg in 2020, before reaching a peak of 15.38 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 8.99 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Swordfish into Japan will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be around 9.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 8.50 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Japan swordfish
The total values in export for swordfish in Japan were US$ 1,237, US$ 1,536, US$ 1,031 and US$ 925 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan swordfish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of swordfish shipped by Japan in 2020 was 51 tonnes. In 2019 Japan exported 94 tonnes of swordfish. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Japan swordfish (fish category) has climbed, changing by 10.588 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, swordfish's exports reduced by -56.68% earning Japan US$0.92m for the year 2019. Japan's swordfish exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled meat, whether or not minced, of swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (excluding fillets) (HS code 030454)
- Fresh or chilled swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (HS code 030247)
- Fresh or chilled fillets and other meat whether or not minced" of swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (HS code 030411)
- Frozen fillets of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) (HS code 030421)
- Frozen fillets of swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (HS code 030484)
- Frozen swordfish (Xiphias gladius) (HS code 030361)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (HS code 030445)
- Fresh or chilled swordfish (Xiphias gladius) (HS code 030267)
- Frozen swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (HS code 030357)
- Frozen fish meat, whether or not minced (excluding fillets) (HS code 030490)
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Japan swordfish export values
In 2019, Japan supplied swordfish costing 0.92m USD, a contraction of -10.77% from 2018's total swordfish export of 1.031m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Japan swordfish between 2017 to 2018 was -32.878 per cent.
The per year change in the quantity of Japan's swordfish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -56.68 per cent compared to a variation of 10.588% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Japan swordfish ( in '000$ )
Japan imported 8,230 tonnes of swordfish in 2019.