Squid Market Analysis: Week 45 of 2025

Core Summary

Market Status: Weakness Continues

📉Price Trend

Downward

Volume Trend

Declining

Main Drivers: High Inventory & Reduced Orders

Market Overview

The domestic distant-water squid market continued its weak performance in Week 45 of 2025, with both prices and trading volumes declining. The primary factors contributing to this situation are the high inventory levels and reduced orders from domestic processing plants, which have intensified the supply-demand imbalance. The market is currently in a phase of inventory digestion and price adjustment.

Domestic Market Dynamics

Southeast Pacific Squid

The average settlement price dropped to ¥18,940.82 per ton , a decrease of about 5% week-over-week. Trading volume was 6,360 tons , down by 23% from the previous week. Prices for small and medium-sized rounds fell by over ¥200 per ton, while prices for slices, tail fins, and small rounds decreased by ¥1,000 to ¥1,500 per ton.

Southwest Atlantic Squid

The average settlement price slightly declined to ¥36,524.91 per ton . Prices for 150-200g and 200-300g specifications dropped by ¥688 and ¥344 per ton, respectively. However, sales of squid blocks remained steady, and some processing plants maintained stable orders.

International Market Impact🌍

Peru's equatorial squid prices continued to fall, with the 300-500g specification dropping to $1,550 per ton . This international price decline further exerts downward pressure on the domestic market.

Market Outlook

Analysts predict that the weak market conditions are likely to persist in the short term. The market will continue to be influenced by the high inventory levels and the sluggish demand from processing plants. The domestic market is expected to remain in a period of inventory digestion and price adjustment.

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"The market is currently in a phase of inventory digestion and price adjustment."

——Market Analysis