Overview of seafood exports from Russian Far East in July 2011

September 19, 2011 15:45

July 2011 was first of all marked by brisk shipments of frozen salmon, black halibut and Atka mackerel from Russia to Japan, as well as cod and crab imports to China. Besides, observers reported comparably active progressing of seasonal shipments of frozen Pollock roe to South Korea and China, according to the overview prepared by analysts of http://www.megafishnet.com/ based on Japanese, Russian and American sources.

Russian Far East seafood exports in July 2010-2011 (compiled by FISHNET analysts from reported figures)

Product Destination country Shipments volume, metric tons / Average price, JPY or USD per kilo
June 2011 +/- %% versus June 2011 July 2011 +/- %% versus July 2010 July 2010 +/- %% versus January-July 2010 January-July 2011
Frozen salmon China 0   100 MT (less possible shipments of sockeye) = 100 MT Up from 600 MT 6,500 MT
    USD 2.90 -4%   +18% or USD 0.50 USD 3.20 (CIF)
Frozen sockeye Japan   +247% 3,100 MT -19%   +3% or 850 MT 5,150 MT
  -18% JPY 530 (USD 6.60) -13% (-4%)   -14% JPY 550
Other frozen salmon spp. (mostly chum salmon) Japan   +153% 830 MT -5%   -3% 1,300 MT
  +48% JPY 420 (USD 5.20) +8-9% (+20%) (USD 4.35) +8-9% JPY 420
Frozen salmon roe Japan     0 MT   0 MT -10% 450 MT
          +31% JPY 1385 (USD 17.00)
Frozen herring Japan   -72% 70 MT -86%   -30% 3,200 MT
  -25% JPY 75 (USD 0.92) -24%   +14% JPY 97
Frozen herring fillets Japan   -4% 350 MT -16%   -6% 2,250 MT
  -25% JPY 315 (USD 3.90) -10% (-12%)   -8% JPY 335
Frozen pollock roe Japan   -40% 1,800 MT -0.6%   -5% or 1,100 MT 22,100 MT
  -13% or nearly JPY 100 JPY 685 (USD 8.50) -3% (+8%)   -5% (+5%) JPY 775 (USD 9.20)
Frozen pollock roe South Korea       +8%   +56% 5,100 MT
    USD 9.40 +32%   +22% or USD 3.00 USD 8.90
Frozen pollock roe China       +1%   +57% 2,900 MT
    USD 7.75 -21%   +27% USD 9.35
Total Russian shipments of frozen Pollock roe Japan, South Korea and China     3,000 MT +19% or nearly 500 MT   +6% 30,150 MT
Frozen cod species China   +35% 13,700 MT +170%   +91% 50,000 MT
    USD 3.37 +26%   +30% USD 3.30
Frozen pollock Japan     0 MT     Nearly 10 times down 60 MT
Frozen cod Japan 50 MT   50 MT =   -23% 900 MT
    JPY 330 (USD 4.10) +35% (+49%)   +23% JPY 300
Frozen halibut (black and white) Japan   +166% 850 MT +41%   -13% 2,650 MT
JPY 615 +1% JPY 620 (USD 7.70) +10% (+22%)   +9% JPY 595
Frozen ocean perch Japan   = 150 MT -78%   -31% 1,600 MT
  +19% JPY 390 (USD 4.85) +22% (+35%)   +7% JPY 355
Frozen Atka mackerel Japan   +224% 3,100 MT +615%   -27% 10,600 MT
  -9% JPY 250 (USD 3.10) -10% (+22%)   +12% JPY 260
Frozen crab China 100 MT +365% 500 MT +155%   -27% 1,300 MT
  -60% USD 7.25 +156% or more than USD 4.40   +130% or USD 3.00 USD 5.30
Frozen king crab USA   +365% 430 MT -29%   -30% 4,550 MT
  -60% USD 24.25 +44%   +35% USD 22.80
Frozen opilio crab USA   +365% Less than 900 MT -11%   -15% 2,500 MT
    USD 8.05 +29%   +19% USD 7.10
Live king crab Japan   -25% 150 MT -51%   -17% Less than 950 MT
  -6% JPY 815 (USD 10.15) +23% (+37%)   -2% JPY 800
Live opilio crab Japan   -60% 1,460 MT -73%   -33% 5,500 MT
  +4% JPY 535 (USD 6.70) +37% (+51%) Well below JPY 400 +25% or more than JPY 100 More than JPY 525
Live hairy crab Japan   -24%   -63%   -33% 700 MT
  +12% JPY 765 +24%   +21% or ca. JPY 140 JPY 805
Frozen crab products (mostly exclusively king and opilio) Japan     10 MT        
    JPY 1345 (USD 16.70)        
Frozen king crab Japan   -57% 130 MT +59%   -21% 1,600 MT
  +8% JPY 2250 (USD 28.00) +105% (USD 12.50) +47% JPY 2170 (less than USD 18.85)
Frozen opilio crab Japan   -57% 2,600 MT -304%   +42% 9,000 MT
JPY 1165 (ca.USD 14.40) +3% JPY 1200 (USD 14.90) +32% (+47%)   +31% JPY 1140
Frozen shrimp Japan   -31% 630 MT +25%   +3% 5,000 MT
  -14% JPY 850 (USD 10.55) -33% (-26%)   -16% JPY 835
Live sea urchins Japan   -35% 600 MT +11%   +1.5% 6,150 MT
Less than JPY 485 +12% JPY 540 (USD 6.75) +8% (+20%)   -8% JPY 525 (USD 6.35)
Frozen squid China     45 MT +145%   More than 8 times up 620 MT
    USD 0.45     +27% USD 0.85
Frozen pollock surimi Japan 0 MT   0 MT     More than 6 times down 100 MT
          +26% JPY 295
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