Hokkaido Ikura Price Doubled Amid Historical Poor Catch

Due to a historic decline in Hokkaido’s fall chum salmon catch, the region’s ikura salmon caviar is experiencing an unprecedented drop in production and skyrocketing prices, Minato Shimbun reported.

Based on estimates from the Hokkaido Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations and other sources, supply estimates show that last year’s chum catch was approximately 44,000 tons (as of the end of November), equivalent to 2,600 tons of green salmon roe (down 30% from the previous year). Fresh consumption was approximately 500 tons (down 50% from the…

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