Bidding for Fin Whale Meat Reaches ¥100,000 per Kilo at Sapporo Market

Bidding for Fin Whale Meat Reaches ¥100,000 per Kilo at Sapporo Market

Bidding for raw meat from fin whales caught off the coast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, was held at the Sapporo Central Wholesale Market early Thursday morning. About 1 ton of meat was arrayed in the market, and the highest price reached was ¥100,110 per kilogram for tail meat, a rare cut of whale meat from near the base of the tail fin.