Auction of pearls Beginning in the nation's best production area Ehime Uwajima December 16, 12:42
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A tender party for pearls cultivated on the coast of Uwa Sea in Ehime Prefecture, the nation's largest pearl production area, started in Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture. On the Uwakai coast, a lot of young pearl oysters used for pearl farming are dying this summer, and the course of this season's trade is attracting attention.
Ehime Prefecture is the nation's number one pearl producer with 230 cultivators on the Uwa Sea coast, and sales of pearls produced in Ehime last year totaled approximately 6.1 billion yen.
In Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture, pearls are tendered for the first time in the country every year, and this year, a tender party will begin on the 16th, and 882 points of pearls of approximately 343 kilometers will be exhibited during the five-day period.
Buyers of companies that process and sell pearls from Hyogo and Mie Prefecture gather at the venue, picking up the displayed pearls, carefully checking the shine and color of each item, and bidding price I decided.
According to the Ehime Prefectural Fisheries, this season's pearls are produced as usual, but on the Uwakai coast this summer, pearl oysters used for aquaculture die in large quantities, and pearls can be shipped to the next year or later. While the impact is concerned and the outlook for the future supply is unclear, the future of the deal is drawing attention.