Price of Japan’s top tuna highlights country’s recovery from Covid-19

Price of Japan’s top tuna highlights country’s recovery from Covid-19

Source: seafoodsource

1/13/2023

The top bluefin tuna sold during the first auction of the year at Tokyo’s Central Wholesale Market in Toyosu reached JPY 36,040,000 (USD 274,120, EUR 256,785), carrying on a tradition started at the market’s former location in Tsukiji and signaling some recovery from the pandemic.

The high price has nothing to do with the actual value of tuna, nor with its relative scarcity. As in years past, it’s a PR stunt and a reasonably inexpensive way for the purchaser to get worldwide name recognition.

Atlantic bluefin tuna

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