date:Jul 18, 2012
Increased fish consumption in new and emerging economies hasseafood prices on an upward trajectory elsewhere, reports NikkeiWeekly, so why are they floundering in Japan, one of the world'sbiggest consumers of seafood? Competition between restaurantchains and extensive deflation have pushed down prices for allfood, including seafood, the publication said.
On the retail side, according to Yomiuri Shimbun, majorsupermarket chains, including Aeon Co. and Ito-Yokado Co., arehoping to pump up sales v