US: The first sockeye salmon caviar from Alaska will arrive in Japan in May

Published 2024년 5월 24일

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A new batch of sockeye salmon caviar from Alaska is set to be flown to Japan, with an anticipated release at the Sendai Central Wholesale Market by May 31. Pricing for the 2023 season remains the same as the previous year, with non-frozen sockeye salmon sujiko roe priced at 6,000 yen per kilogram for grade No. 1. Despite high prices since the 2020 season due to the devaluation of the yen and increased operating costs, demand for sujiko, especially from the Copper River region, remains strong among local traders.

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The caviar from the new catch is scheduled to be flown to Japan, with the industry expecting the caviar to go on sale at the Sendai Central Wholesale Market as early as May 31. According to sources, this year you can count on two producers of sockeye salmon caviar from Alaska. For the 2023 season, prices for non-frozen sockeye salmon sujiko roe shipped by air were listed at 6,000 yen per kilogram (US$43.2/kg) for grade No. 1, with the first shipment arriving at the Sendai market on June 2, 2023. Prices for caviar grades No. 2 and No. 3 were 5,600 yen/kg and 5,200 yen/kg, respectively. Prices for 2023 remain unchanged from the previous season. Prices for fresh caviar have remained high since the 2020 season. “The devaluation of the yen and higher operating costs are likely to push prices higher in the 2024 season,” one source in Tokyo told Undercurrent. “Sujiko from the Copper River region, especially in Tohoku (northeast ...

Source: Fishretail