初サンマ、キロ５０万円　豊洲市場で過去最高値

　東京・豊洲市場（江東区）に１９日朝、サンマが今シーズン初入荷した。このうち、一部大きなサイズには、１キロ当たり５０万円、昨年のキロ２０万円の２．５倍という過去最高値が付いた。
　同日の入荷は、１７日までに北海道根室市の花咲港などで水揚げされたサンマの一部、約４２トン。わずか約５００キロだった昨年８月２１日の初荷に比べ、大幅に増加した。
　大量入荷で、全体の卸値は昨年に比べ大幅に下げた中、大きめの１匹約１４０グラムサイズは、１匹当たり７万円を超える超高値。買い取った仲卸「山治」の山崎康弘社長は「景気付けに加え、漁師への感謝の思いを込めた」と話し、米国のすし店などで使われる予定という。（2024/08/19-10:17）

This season's first batch of saury fetched 500,000 yen per kilogram for some large fish at Tokyo's Toyosu wholesale market Monday, up 2.5-fold from last year and marking an all-time high.
   The first batch, which arrived at Toyosu on the day after being landed at Hanasaki Port in Nemuro in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido and other ports by Saturday, totaled about 42 tons. The amount was up sharply from the roughly 500 kilograms in last season's first batch, sold at Toyosu on Aug. 21, 2023, two days later than this year.
   While the large amount pushed down overall wholesale prices from the year before, some large fish weighing around 140 grams each fetched prices exceeding 70,000 yen.
   "We wanted to stimulate the market and express thanks to the fishers," said Yasuhiro Yamazaki, head of middle trader Yamaharu, which bought saury at the record price. The saury are planned to be used mainly at sushi restaurants in the United States, according to the company.
   Despite the abundant first batch, a research institute forecast poor saury catches for the whole fishing season. Toyosu market sources expressed wishes for improved hauls even though fish are smaller than during the heyday of saury fishing.