# "Plenty of buyers, but raw material prices are soaring"... Japan's fish cake industry on high alert ahead of winter - The Asia Business Daily

> Japanese fish cake makers face higher raw material costs after Alaska pollock surimi output in the Bering Sea is expected to fall about 30% this fall, with Russian catches down about 10%. Demand for pollock fillets is rising in Europe and the US, and fishmeal prices have risen sharply after Peru's anchovy catch fell.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:05:43.254Z
- Category: market · region Japan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/153-plenty-of-buyers-but-raw-material-prices-are-soaring-japan-s-fish-cake-industry
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter pollock and anchovy supply lifts fishmeal prices, raising feed costs for aquaculture and pushing buyers toward substitute species.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- asiae.co.kr: https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026102815475305080

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.