Japan's imports of mackerel fell 23.5% year-on-year in October

Japan imported 17,230 tons of mackerel in October 2020, down 23.5 percent from a year earlier, according to trade statistics from the Ministry of Finance, Safeood News reported on December 17.
10,486 tons of U.S. fish, down 25.9 percent from a year earlier.
production of mackerel in the U.S. has fallen by 20 to 30 percent, leading to a similar decline in supply to Japan.
all major Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, are also supplying below last year's levels and have stopped.
's imports to Thailand fell 11.4 per cent to 2,130 tonnes, Vietnam's 1,141 tonnes, or 17.3 per cent, India's 746 tonnes, or 47.2 per cent, Indonesia's 244 tonnes, or 38.8 per cent, and Malaysia's 357 tonnes, down 1.9 per cent.
imports to Myanmar more than six times from the previous year to 150 tonnes.
the first 10 months of this year, Japan imported 154,283 tons of mackerel, down 20.6% year-on-year.
's production of mackerel fell by half in October from a year earlier, according to data released by Japan's National Fish and Pond Association, which produced 740 tonnes of mackerel on land in October, down 58% year-on-year.
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