Choshi Fishing Port Fish prices drop due to self-restraint Anxiety spreads April 3 17:32

As the consumption of fish in restaurants has been sluggish due to the effects of the new coronavirus, fisheries officials at the Choshi fishing port in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, have the worst fish landings, raising concerns about falling fish prices.

At Choshi Fishing Port in Choshi City, Chiba, Japan, where the amount of fish landing has been nine years in a row, not only blue fish such as sardines and mackerel, but also high-quality fish such as tuna and porcupine shipped to restaurants in the Tokyo metropolitan area, The bluefin tuna and red sea bream, which had just been landed for three days, were being bid.

On the other hand, according to the Choshi Fisheries Cooperative, the consumption of fish in restaurants has been stagnant due to the new coronavirus, and prices have fallen, mainly for luxury fish shipped to the Tokyo metropolitan area. That is.

Among them, the price of Kinmedai fell by about 20% in the market after a call to Tokyo residents on weekends and nights for unnecessary and urgent outings on the night of last month on the 25th of last month. is.

Looking at the average unit price per kilogram in the market during the last five days when Kimmedai was landed last month, it was 2087 yen on the 13th, 2113 yen on the 19th, and 2145 yen on the 25th. The 26th was 1704 yen and the 31st was 1659 yen.

Under such circumstances, some fishermen are considering measures such as reducing fisheries, and said Masanobu Sakamoto, president of the Choshi Fisheries Cooperative Association, "I'm worried that we don't know when to end. I think it's important to do this, and I want consumers to review their domestic fish again. "