Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, August 2004

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                                   August                 January - August    

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Fishery Products                M.T     Yen/kg        M.T      %    Yen/kg   %

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Grand total                   149,170      764    1,276,328    99     742    99

Fresh, total                   63,738      764      523,436    99     778   100

Frozen, total                  38,589      819      329,683    97     759    97

Processed, total               44,849      721      405,845   100     691    97

 

Fresh:                              

 Bluefin tuna                   1,309    2,154        8,897   154   2,391    81

 Bigeye tuna                      806    1,229        7,027    97   1,130    94

 Yellowfin tuna                 1,199    1,186       12,106    84     994   104

 Skipjack                       3,721      375       21,738    77     527   135

 Salmon*                        2,366      597       12,332   101     749    97

 Sardine                        2,246      329       12,469   103     366    93

 Jack mackerel                  3,149      531       35,029    93     421   102

 Mackerel                       3,193      321       27,165    94     356   100

 Saury                          7,740      488       16,051   119     404    90

 Yellowtail, cultured           3,147      896       33,544    99     873    97

 Flounder                         754      977       11,734    99     766    95

 Cod                              325      663        7,241   112     583    93

 Red snapper                    3,199      792       29,528   105     753    96

 Spanish mackerel                 287      981       12,578    90     577   107

 Crab                             977    1,379        8,843   103   1,418    94

 Squid, common                  4,394      353       29,298   102     385   102

 Scallop, with shell              834      504        7,942    89     458   105

 Oyster, without shell            134      701        6,424   106     779    90

           

Frozen:

 Bluefin tuna                   1,680    2,462       13,228    93   2,373   100

 Bigeye tuna                    3,642      883       29,715    87     896   107

 Yellowfin                      1,766      681       12,521   122     700    97

 Salmon*                        5,257      535       42,917   102     496    93

 Pink salmon                      876      556        7,903    81     538   107

 Mackerel                       1,038      394       12,757   103     339   106

 Sole                           1,759      612       15,869    95     591   103

 Shrimp, imports                3,432    1,196       27,089    96   1,166    95

 Squid, common                    760      328        8,417    94     293    97

 Octopus                        1,944      861       15,936    99     856   101

 Surimi                           930      262        8,435    83     268    93

                                            

Salted:                             

 Salmon*                        3,676      736       25,407   101     698    93

 Pink salmon                      407      479        3,112    86     528   108

 Salmon roe                       817    2,064        5,942   109   2,228    87

 Pollock roe                      908    2,363        8,421    96   2,200   100

 Herring roe                      221    1,572        1,315   123   1,714    86

 

 Surimi-based products          6,479      471       61,801    99     464    99

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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.

* = excluding pink salmon

 

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

02/27/2008


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