Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, April 2003
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April January - April
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 167,741 751 641,090 97 755 98
Fresh, total 66,633 786 262,694 99 795 95
Frozen, total 45,000 766 167,399 93 766 101
Processed, total 53,924 707 202,967 98 703 98
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 707 3,329 2,519 101 3,389 93
Bigeye tuna 887 1,204 3,426 90 1,225 96
Yellowfin tuna 1,876 973 7,028 97 966 91
Skipjack 4,098 556 8,960 146 484 72
Salmon* 1,480 789 5,357 79 786 122
Sardine 1,151 437 4,068 75 472 95
Jack mackerel 5,341 404 18,910 125 385 80
Mackerel 3,535 362 16,072 89 378 109
Saury 938 291 3,184 94 330 97
Yellowtail, wild 2,075 661 8,398 99 690 105
Yellowtail, cultured 4,255 888 21,705 94 824 106
Flounder 1,940 756 6,279 98 817 93
Cod 584 566 5,008 101 629 96
Red snapper 4,146 769 14,345 125 798 73
Spanish mackerel 2,257 579 9,686 97 522 98
Crab 1,086 1,438 4,313 83 1,572 100
Squid, common 1,936 504 11,334 93 425 103
Scallop, with shell 1,226 445 4,282 98 449 101
Oyster, without shell 151 714 5,606 90 884 111
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,937 2,363 7,136 107 2,284 94
Bigeye tuna 4,600 836 15,892 96 867 101
Yellowfin 1,404 696 4,709 74 737 106
Salmon* 6,011 492 20,338 90 504 128
Pink salmon 1,192 517 4,658 93 500 120
Mackerel 1,684 326 6,585 111 316 102
Sole 2,296 551 8,539 106 546 109
Shrimp, imports 3,696 1,209 13,307 95 1,212 90
Squid, common 1,300 323 5,092 85 301 117
Octopus 1,756 875 6,854 59 857 120
Surimi 1,381 296 5,352 90 300 100
Salted:
Salmon* 3,029 712 11,624 93 696 114
Pink salmon 455 517 1,708 95 494 113
Salmon roe 734 2,556 2,628 94 2,598 82
Pollock roe 1,149 2,271 4,221 105 2,221 93
Herring roe 82 2,144 349 76 2,198 108
Surimi-based products 8,061 460 32,994 99 477 96
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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.
* = excluding pink salmon
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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