Snow crab Tottori's first auction The highest price is 500,000 yen per animal November 7, 12:28
The first auction was held in Tottori Prefecture after the ban on winter crab fishing in the San'in region was lifted this season, and one male snow crab, which is considered to be the highest grade, was auctioned off for 500,000 yen.
The ban on snow crab fishing this season was lifted on the 6th, and at Tottori Port in Tottori City, ships that finished fishing in the Sea of Japan on the morning of the 7th landed snow crabs one after another, and the first auction began at 8 am.
In Tottori prefecture, in order to enhance the brand power, among the male snow crabs called "Matsuba Gani", the one with the best shape and size was put on the market under the name of "Gokisei" and was landed on the 7th. Of the three five-star stars, a crab weighing 1.3 kg was auctioned off at the highest price of 500,000 yen on the 7th.
The highest price in the first auction last year was a record high of 5 million yen, but this is the cheapest since 2015 when we started branding as "Gokisei".
A person in charge of Tottori Prefecture suspects that the outlook for demand in the food service industry is uncertain due to the effects of the new coronavirus.
Genji Funamoto, Deputy Director of the Tottori Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Association, said, "I think that the price of 500,000 yen is high enough due to the influence of the new corona, and I would appreciate it if you could give me a congratulatory market price. I want to see it. "