In fiscal year 2020, around 2.3 million tons of fish and seafood were traded at wholesale markets in Japan. This represented a decrease from about 3.6 million tons in fiscal 2011. The share of marine products distributed through wholesale markets declined steadily in recent years, reaching a low in fiscal 2019.
Transaction volume of fish and seafood at wholesale markets in Japan from fiscal year 2011 to 2020
(in million tons)
fiscal year 2011 to 2020; the Japanese fiscal year started on April 1 of each stated year and ended on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Figures are estimates excluding duplications due to inter-market transactions. The volume of salted and dried as well as processed fish is converted to the volume of raw fish.
Data prior to 2016 come from previous reports. Values have been rounded.
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MAFF. (February 15, 2024). Transaction volume of fish and seafood at wholesale markets in Japan from fiscal year 2011 to 2020 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203594/japan-marine-product-wholesale-trade-volume/
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MAFF. (2024). Transaction volume of fish and seafood at wholesale markets in Japan from fiscal year 2011 to 2020 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203594/japan-marine-product-wholesale-trade-volume/
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