In March, Japan's import volume of processed salmon and trout from China increased 2.4 times year-on-year.

Non-fish fillet product imports totaled 15,137 tons, a decrease of 11%; fish fillet product imports declined 21% to 5,892 tons. Import volumes for many categories were lower than last March. For raw materials other than fish fillets, imports of frozen silver salmon decreased 9% to 10,299 tons; frozen red salmon imports dropped 29% to 1,762 tons; frozen trout imports declined 37% to 745 tons. Processed product imports showed the most significant increase, reaching 846 tons, a year-on-year growth of 57%. Imports from China increased 2.4 times to 201 tons; imports from Vietnam grew 71% to 511 tons. Frozen Atlantic salmon imports followed, increasing 2.4 times to 90 tons. Fresh and frozen salmon and trout fillet imports were lower than the same period last year. Specifically, frozen salmon imports decreased 31% to 2,858 tons; fresh salmon imports declined 9% to 1,254 tons; frozen trout imports dropped 12% to 1,633 tons. Fresh trout imports grew 2.5 times to 127 tons, all from Norway. ...