Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, August 2000
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August January - August 2000
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 163,568 815 1,397,376 100 797 96
Fresh, total 69,715 814 587,378 100 805 97
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,342 2,060 8,268 108 2,340 103
Bigeye tuna 1,047 1,308 8,530 93 1,237 96
Yellowfin tuna 2,275 992 17,984 106 966 96
Other tuna 1,525 695 15,708 121 630 84
Skipjack 3,416 330 28,381 128 413 72
Salmon 1,855 771 12,831 102 852 96
Sardine 3,377 338 29,413 88 289 113
Jack mackerel 4,415 492 41,907 103 422 90
Mackerel 3,138 336 31,741 87 369 106
Saury 3,896 855 7,172 95 753 115
Yellowtail, wild 2,909 495 15,753 131 721 86
Yellowtail, cultured 2,781 1,204 28,493 92 1,223 108
Flounder, live/fresh 615 2,025 5,737 103 1,884 96
Flounder, live 331 2,339 2,942 100 2,167 97
Sole 809 1,105 12,801 97 832 97
Cod 341 597 7,648 103 582 102
Croaker 97 357 1,104 62 351 105
Conger-Pike 564 1,351 2,363 92 1,467 109
Cuttlefish 962 714 6,243 114 781 99
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,108 943 28,327 100 879 102
Red snapper, live 1,672 921 15,158 95 839 104
Other snapper 453 893 3,806 102 932 100
Spanish mackerel 492 896 22,121 94 448 101
Tiger Prawn 159 4,598 1,185 122 4,844 75
Shrimp 530 1,661 4,335 101 1,733 96
Crab 1,160 1,448 9,350 96 1,548 99
Squid, common 6,652 296 30,903 97 404 96
Cuttlefish 38 1,136 1,847 86 634 104
Other squid 1,399 1,174 10,348 82 1,124 107
Eel 364 1,301 2,691 119 1,231 56
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,568 481 17,484 106 463 102
Scallop, with shell 715 498 6,788 96 482 97
Oyster, without shell 108 641 7,723 108 843 95
Bloody clam, with shell 477 977 4,864 100 801 87
Freshwater clam, with shell 939 474 8,292 95 450 100
Frozen, total 42,915 877 365,254 104 841 92
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,687 2,791 12,796 90 2,856 106
Bigeye tuna 4,135 987 31,109 107 1,057 92
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,504 1,081 11,273 113 1,167 91
Yellowfin 1,353 802 9,474 87 867 97
Billfish 594 793 5,250 79 789 112
Salmon* 4,181 583 30,779 101 608 82
Salmon*, imports 2,731 578 22,500 96 622 84
Pink salmon 922 525 6,557 75 630 93
Herring 495 244 11,976 164 141 96
Jack mackerel 440 288 3,354 111 294 104
Mackerel 1,207 279 11,046 107 294 77
Saury 695 576 3,009 88 515 127
Sole 2,485 448 19,928 110 475 96
Cod 370 555 4,064 98 571 87
Sea bream 135 536 1,327 81 627 106
Spanish mackerel 398 535 3,818 90 467 99
Shrimp, domestic 846 1,457 6,602 110 1,465 93
Shrimp, imports 3,928 1,603 29,935 105 1,539 100
Squid, common 950 269 10,076 103 269 76
Cuttlefish 882 715 7,412 94 694 89
Other squid 2,034 602 17,805 108 567 92
Octopus 3,785 566 32,084 137 478 70
Surimi 1,384 275 12,850 107 302 91
Processed, total 49,285 771 430,193 98 758 97
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,103 841 11,529 103 717 93
Jack mackerel 1,960 548 16,568 94 550 99
Mackerel 332 519 2,911 114 521 89
Saury 503 577 4,492 84 577 107
Salted:
Salmon 4,073 782 29,995 111 738 79
Pink salmon 503 384 3,220 105 417 77
Mackerel 1,180 435 10,548 100 442 88
Salmon roe 1,042 3,034 6,444 97 3,336 107
Pollock roe 925 2,504 9,497 82 2,257 123
Herring roe 175 2,226 1,959 101 1,724 112
Surimi-based products 7,169 501 70,842 95 495 101
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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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