212kg tuna sold for $271,000 at Japan’s auction

A bluefin tuna weighing 212kg was sold for $271,000 at Tokyo’s first auction in 2023, though not setting a record, TASS reports

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It turned out that, this year, the price for the lot sold – a tuna brought from the port of Oma in northern Aomori Prefecture – was too low. The absolute record was set in 2019: a tuna weighing 278kg was then sold for more than $3m.

Actually, representatives of the restaurant industry believe the first auctions at the beginning of a year are very important, since their bargains will contribute to business success, also assisting in attraction of customers who are lining up to treat themselves with the most expensive fish.