date:May 08, 2014
were 30 times that of the same month last year, about 100 metric tons (MT) per day, according to the Nikkei Shimbun. Head-on gutted fish were JPY 500 (USD 4.92, EUR 3.53) per kg. As the price of fresh bonito tuna has been high in Japan this year, some supermarkets switched to offering young bluefin.
Meiji-maguro is defined as bluefin tuna under 3 years old and is more tender and lighter colored than the older fish. Harvest of the younger fish was expected to be curtailed under a cutback in the