Poor catches lift salmon, saury prices ahead of shopping season

Prices for salmon and saury have been rising sharply in Japan due to poor catches in the North Pacific, likely affecting households as the year-end shopping season begins.In Hokkaido, which accounts for 70 to 80 percent of the nationwide autumn salmon catch, this season's haul declined more than 30 percent in the period through Nov. 10 from a year earlier to around 15.3 million salmon, according to the fishery management division of the country's northernmost prefecture.Wholesale prices for autumn salmon stood at 1,080 yen ($9.6) per kilogram for the week through Nov. 9 in Tokyo's Tsukiji m…READ FULL ARTICLE