Saury sold for highest price in decade in Hokkaido

Saury sold for highest price in decade in Hokkaido

A man picks up saury landed at the port of Kushiro in Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture on July 9, 2015. Saury was sold for 15,500 yen per kilogram in the year's first auction, the highest in 10 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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