J-Fish Toyosu price update — week ending October 15, 2026
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, Toyosu Market, Fisheries and Agricultural Products Division
Overall handling volume
| Category | Avg. daily volume | Vs. previous week | Vs. year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 957 MT | unchanged | -4% |
| Fresh seafood | 602 MT | +2% | +12% |
| Frozen seafood | 191 MT | unchanged | -17% |
| Salted/dried/processed | 164 MT | -7% | -28% |
Selected species
| Product | Avg. daily volume | Vs. previous week | Mid price | Price vs. previous week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefin tuna (aggregate) | 31.6 MT | +23% | — | — |
| Bluefin tuna — domestic, raw | — | — | JPY 4,137/kg | -23% |
| Bluefin tuna — imported, raw | — | — | JPY 4,865/kg | -18% |
| Bigeye — frozen | 33.5 MT | -5% | JPY 1,527/kg | -1% |
| Horse mackerel — medium, Tottori and other origins | 55.8 MT | +10% | JPY 583/kg | -7% |
| Horse mackerel — small/medium, Tottori | — | — | JPY 540/kg | -9% |
| Chub mackerel — Miyagi and other origins | 20.8 MT | -5% | JPY 724/kg | +3% |
| Japanese sardine — Tottori and other origins | 17.1 MT | +50% | JPY 557/kg | -11% |
| Japanese flying squid — Aomori | 15.7 MT | -21% | JPY 1,296/kg | +50% |
| Frozen Japanese flying squid | 1.3 MT | +63% | — | — |
| Pacific saury (aggregate) | 14.4 MT | -28% | — | — |
| Pacific saury — Hokkaido, raw | — | — | JPY 1,269/kg | -18% |
| Pacific saury — thawed | — | — | — | — |
| Flounder (aggregate) | 10.9 MT | +25% | — | — |
| Brown sole — Hokkaido | — | — | JPY 621/kg | +10% |
| Marbled flounder — Aomori and other origins | — | — | JPY 1,215/kg | -17% |
| Flathead flounder — Hokkaido | — | — | JPY 767/kg | -3% |
| Yellowfin sole — Hokkaido | — | — | JPY 713/kg | +24% |
| Hamachi — Ehime and other origins, ice-killed | 9.2 MT | +11% | JPY 1,728/kg | unchanged |
| Salted salmon (aggregate) | 21.5 MT | -37% | — | — |
| Salted salmon — Hokkaido, Toki (immature chum)* | — | — | JPY 3,024/kg | unchanged |
| Salted salmon — Hokkaido, Aki (autumn chum) | — | — | JPY 1,134/kg | unchanged |
| Cod (aggregate) | 6.0 MT | +43% | — | — |
| Cod — Hokkaido, raw | — | — | — | — |
| Buwa-dara (water-treated cod) — Miyagi | — | — | — | — |
| Bonito — Miyagi | 19.4 MT | -44% | JPY 1,318/kg | +49% |
| Splendid alfonsino — Tokyo and other origins | 3.6 MT | -3% | JPY 2,311/kg | +5% |
| Shucked oyster (aggregate) | 0.3 MT | -25% | — | — |
| Shucked oyster — Sanriku | — | — | JPY 6,706/kg | +32% |
| * Toki refers to immature chum salmon caught at sea during the season when mature chum are returning toward their spawning grounds. | ||||
Market conditions through the week
Friday, October 9: In pre-weekend trading, buying interest was somewhat limited. Bonito extended gains by 20%, Japanese sardine held firm, yellowtail edged lower for a second session, chub mackerel eased slightly, Japanese flying squid was soft, horse mackerel was slightly softer, and Pacific saury was little changed. Overall prices were little changed.
Saturday, October 10: In trading ahead of the market closure, buying interest improved ahead of the holiday weekend and in favorable weather, and sales were good. Yellowtail was slightly higher, horse mackerel held firm, chub mackerel was firm, Japanese flying squid edged lower for a second session, Japanese sardine was little changed, and bonito was steady. Overall prices held firm.
Tuesday, October 13: In trading after the market closure, buying interest was fair. Japanese flying squid rebounded 20%, yellowtail was firm, horse mackerel and Pacific saury both fell by 10–20%, chub mackerel fell 10%, bonito was soft, and Japanese sardine was steady. Overall prices were mixed.
Wednesday, October 14: At the Wednesday market session, increased arrivals and the midweek market left buying interest sluggish. Yellowtail was slightly lower, bonito continued softening, Japanese flying squid was slightly softer, horse mackerel and Pacific saury were mixed, Japanese sardine was little changed, and chub mackerel was steady. Overall prices were slightly softer.
Thursday, October 15: In trading between market sessions, arrivals declined but buying interest remained somewhat limited. Yellowtail rebounded by 10–30%, bonito was firm, horse mackerel held firm, Japanese sardine was slightly lower, Japanese flying squid was soft, Pacific saury was little changed, and chub mackerel was steady. Overall prices held firm.
Weekly species summary
Horse mackerel arrivals consisted of medium fish from Tottori and Nagasaki and small/medium fish mainly from Tottori. Compared with the previous week, volume increased 10%. Prices for medium fish were down slightly more than 5%, while small/medium fish were down slightly less than 10%.
Chub mackerel arrivals were mainly from Miyagi and Mie. Volume was down 5% from the previous week, while prices rose slightly.
Japanese sardine arrivals were mainly from Tottori and Chiba. Volume increased 50% from the previous week, while prices were down slightly more than 10%.
Japanese flying squid arrivals were mainly from Aomori. Volume declined 21% from the previous week, while prices rose 50%.
Bonito arrivals were mainly from Miyagi. Volume declined 44% from the previous week, while prices rose by slightly less than 50%.
Pacific saury arrivals were mainly from Hokkaido. Volume declined 28% from the previous week, while raw Pacific saury prices were down slightly less than 20%.
Shucked oyster volume declined 25%, while prices for Sanriku product rose by slightly more than 30%.
