Hokkaido Ikura Hits Record JPY 30,000+/kg as Chum Catch Halves

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Amidst a historic low in the Hokkaido fall chum salmon catch, this season’s new ikura salmon caviar from Hokkaido has begun to reach the market. On November 2nd, soy-sauce-marinated ikura from the top-tier brand Marusa Sasaya Shoten, based in Kushiro, Hokkaido, appeared at markets in Tokyo Toyosu and Sapporo Markets, with wholesale prices set between 31,000 and 32,000 yen/kg ($195.62-201.93/kg), according to the Minato Shimbun...

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