If you thought your grocery bills were more expensive these days, be thankful that you weren't the one plunking down $3.2 million for a tuna fish, which is what happened at a Tokyo fish auction this week.
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According to USA Today, this wasn't the first time this particular buyer paid a ridiculous amount for a tuna:
A Japanese sushi chain paid a whopping $3.2 million for a bluefin tuna fish weighing over 535 pounds at the country's Toyosu fish market.
The company, Kiyomura Co., shared on social media that the owners bought the Pacific bluefin tuna at the famous Tokyo market. The sale was the first auction of 2026.
Kiyomura Co. confirmed it paid about $3.2 million for the fish, or 510.3 million yen. One of last year's buyers, Onodera Group, paid $1.3 million for a 608-pound tuna.
I've known people who love seafood, but $3.2 mil sounds a little steep to me.
According to Reuters, Kiyomura Co. beat its own record of $2.13 million (333.6 million yen) in 2019.
Kiyomura Co. President Kiyoshi Kimura, known as the 'Tuna King,' told reporters on Jan. 5 that he expected a different outcome, per Reuters.
'I thought that (the winning bid) would come in a little bit lower, maybe around 400 million or 300 million yen, but it turned out to be over 500 million,' he said.
Yeah, because an even $3 million would have been way more reasonable than $3.2 million. Or something.
According to reports, the tuna is expected to sell for about $6,060 per pound.
Sounds like a steal!
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