Japan tuna fetches $275,000 at New Year auction: See photos
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Tuna@$270,000
The top-selling tuna at Tokyo's traditional New Year auction sold for more than $270,000 on January 5, nearly double last year's price, breaking a pandemic trend of slumping demand.
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212-kilo bluefin tuna
Michelin-starred sushi restaurant Onodera Group and Japanese wholesaler Yamayuki forked out $273,000 for the 212-kilo bluefin tuna in the auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.
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Price recovery
The figure was still only a fraction of the 2019 record price but marks a recovery for the symbolic auction after three years in which prices slumped.
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Last year price
Last year's top-selling tuna, bought by the same pair of bidders, went for just 16.88 million yen, with observers blaming subdued demand as a Covid wave ripped through Japan in early 2022.
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New Year auction
The New Year auction is highly anticipated, and securing the top-priced tuna offers bidders bragging rights.