Statistics on major seafood exports from Japan in 2025

Strong market demand, the continuous depreciation of the yen, and the rising prices of farmed aquatic products such as yellowtail and scallops have jointly driven Japan's seafood export value to a historic high. Scallop exports totaled 53,675 tons, a 25% decrease year-on-year, but the export value was 102.414 billion yen, a 17% increase year-on-year. Frozen scallop exports totaled 15,749 tons, a 2% decrease year-on-year, with an export value of 68.08 billion yen, a 38% increase year-on-year. Shelled scallop exports totaled 27,546 tons, a 33% decrease year-on-year, with an export value of 15.885 billion yen, a 31% increase year-on-year. Processed scallop exports totaled 2,115 tons, a 36% decrease year-on-year, with an export value of 11.827 billion yen, a 33% decrease year-on-year. Vietnam is Japan's largest scallop buyer, with Japan exporting 19,921 tons to Vietnam, a 29% decrease year-on-year, with an export value of 11.254 billion yen, a 38% increase year-on-year. Japan exported 3,005 tons of scallops to the United States, a 44% decrease year-on-year, with an export value of 18.091 billion yen, a 5% decrease year-on-year. Japanese yellowtail exports decreased by 9% to 33,752 tons, but the export value increased by 27% to 52.775 billion yen. -Frozen fish fillet exports increased by 5% to 11,769 tons, with an export value increase of 26% to 30.025 billion yen; -Fresh fish exports increased by 9% to 1,799 tons, with an export value increase of 28% to 4.896 billion yen. -Live fish exports (all to South Korea) increased by 7% to 6,537 tons, with an export value increase of 56% to 11.81 billion yen. Live sea bream exports (all to South Korea) increased by 14% to 5,641 tons, with an export value increase of 15% to 5.724 billion yen. Frozen mackerel exports increased by 82% to 107,386 tons, with an export value increase of 94% to 190.43 billion yen. Frozen bonito exports decreased by 61% to 14,190 tons, with an export value decrease of 57% to 30.92 billion yen. Frozen longfin tuna exports increased by 1.2 times to 14,980 tons, with an export value increase of 1.3 times to 59.34 billion yen. Frozen chum salmon exports decreased by 43% to 5,060 tons, with an export value decrease of 28% to 33.63 billion yen. Frozen Pacific cod exports increased by 42% to 6,671 tons, with an export value increase of 36% to 8.63 billion yen.