A bluefin tuna caught off the coast of Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 36.04 million yen ($270,000), the top price at the first auction of the year at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on Jan. 5.
TOKYO (Bloomberg): A giant bluefin tuna was auctioned at a lower price for a third straight year in the ceremonial first sale at Tokyo’s fish market on Wednesday (Jan 5).
Sushi magnate Kiyoshi Kimura stunned foodies around the world in 2019 when he paid a record-high 333.6 million yen ($2.9 million) for a single bluefin tuna at the first auction of the year.
Yubari King Melon: up to $60,000
Remember when there were a few cyclones up north in Australia and the price of bananas skyrocketed and everyone freaked out? Well, prepare yourself for a proper brain explosion, because the world s most expensive fruit is not, in fact, Queensland bananas, but Japan s Yubari king melon, which has been known to sell for up to 5 million yen, or about $60,000. A piece. These rock melons are grown in the small city of Yubari in Hokkaido, and are known for their high sugar content and perfect roundness. They normally sell for about $250 each; however, auctions of special melons can bring insane prices.
A bluefin tuna fetches $200K at Tokyo s Toyosu fish market NY auction
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Last Updated: Jan 07, 2021, 05:55 PM IST
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Selling prices in the first tuna auction fluctuate widely from year to year in Japan. Japanese government is considering declaring a state of emergency in and around Tokyo as Covid-19 cases climb.
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TOKYO: A bluefin tuna sold for 20.8 million yen ($202,197) in the first auction of the new year at Tokyo s Toyosu fish market on Tuesday when it reopened after the holiday break.
This was sharply down from the 193 million yen the highest-selling tuna fetched at last year s first Toyosu auction.