date:Jul 18, 2012
a larger decline than the 16.8% reductionin actual output. On the other hand, the United Nations' Food andAgriculture Organization's world fish price index rose to 154 in2011, up from 100 between 2002 and 2004. Increases in demandcontinue to outpace supply. Japanese fish prices, however, buckthe world trend, the most obvious reason being that a flagging
economy has dampened demand for high-priced fish. Also,supermarkets have actively pushed prices lower and lower, NikkeiWeekly said.