Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, April 1997
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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 182,512 890 712,046 98 858 103
Fresh, total 71,878 941 294,844 100 893 101
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 764 2,928 2,409 123 2,925 96
Bigeye tuna 1,154 1,425 4,840 103 1,330 96
Yellowfin tuna 1,998 1,322 8,108 100 1,104 96
Other tuna 1,244 753 6,522 113 751 95
Skipjack 3,855 677 6,680 140 708 84
Salmon 1,496 975 5,348 102 957 108
Sardine 3,529 303 12,604 108 305 101
Jack mackerel 6,511 422 19,175 101 471 96
Mackerel 3,125 475 31,836 119 267 95
Saury 392 642 1,686 53 618 211
Yellowtail, wild 1,521 911 5,987 103 921 113
Yellowtail, cultured 3,969 1,189 19,092 77 1,172 133
Flounder, live/fresh 731 2,185 2,906 94 2,366 101
Flounder, live 279 2,229 1,013 - 2,319 -
Sole 2,517 812 7,639 106 922 95
Cod 804 438 7,261 100 453 97
Croaker 322 400 1,109 84 415 114
Cuttlefish 678 1,006 2,851 82 825 106
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,230 1,208 11,653 99 1,218 101
Red snapper, live 1,740 1,189 6,099 - 1,177 -
Spanish mackerel 1,974 1,117 8,300 77 932 126
Tiger Prawn 148 6,542 558 109 6,056 87
Shrimp 547 2,164 1,968 91 2,053 105
Crab 1,183 1,851 4,452 112 1,896 94
Squid, common 2,320 483 11,459 142 473 77
Cuttlefish 331 822 1,239 94 865 99
Other squid 1,583 1,116 4,679 90 1,139 99
Eel 234 4,240 801 89 2,376 117
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,778 460 8,136 106 452 98
Scallop, with shell 1,056 461 4,234 111 436 74
Oyster, without shell 150 796 5,707 91 998 106
Bloody clam, with shell 708 971 2,554 96 1,005 107
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,024 471 4,058 97 463 100
Frozen, total 47,620 973 180,416 91 942 110
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,549 3,334 6,342 92 3,057 109
Bigeye tuna 4,204 1,194 14,298 97 1,243 105
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,440 1,340 4,818 - 1,392 -
Yellowfin 1,628 862 5,599 86 895 108
Billfish 958 847 3,259 83 845 124
Salmon* 3,594 654 14,946 92 646 121
Salmon*, imports 2,902 671 11,406 - 679 -
Pink salmon 884 639 3,113 111 620 119
Herring 1,268 147 3,285 160 164 93
Jack mackerel 425 298 1,612 82 369 153
Mackerel 1,174 505 5,416 64 451 151
Saury 368 480 1,373 45 515 221
Sole 2,224 536 8,194 84 536 111
Cod 430 613 2,228 91 552 89
Sea bream 306 633 1,152 64 622 109
Spanish mackerel 532 803 2,142 88 677 111
Shrimp, domestic 748 1,736 2,972 92 1,606 97
Shrimp, imports 4,663 1,720 16,356 86 1,602 109
Squid, common 1,679 363 6,427 81 338 93
Cuttlefish 1,357 896 4,935 98 822 99
Other squid 2,559 725 8,913 95 689 103
Octopus 2,896 927 9,462 75 931 128
Surimi 1,780 351 8,000 102 347 107
Processed, total 61,030 779 229,925 98 760 99
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,447 845 6,396 94 764 100
Jack mackerel 2,803 565 9,772 111 570 100
Mackerel 366 658 1,392 98 639 128
Saury 816 552 2,940 82 562 123
Salted:
Salmon 4,280 720 14,734 95 725 120
Pink salmon 355 440 1,295 80 431 130
Mackerel 1,387 590 4,977 88 2,363 97
Salmon roe 826 2,400 3,230 76 2,363 97
Pollock roe 1,875 1,719 6,299 91 1,778 98
Herring roe 96 3,004 426 80 2,613 72
Surimi-based products 10,324 486 43,376 94 484 101
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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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