Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, August 2006
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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 138,897 818 1,140,513 94 795 105
Fresh:
Fresh, total 60,906 816 486,169 95 817 106
Bluefin tuna 1,136 2,461 6,850 79 2,863 121
Bigeye tuna 878 1,261 6,737 104 1,181 103
Yellowfin tuna 1,088 1,307 10,426 88 1,091 114
Skipjack 4,513 321 22,869 93 458 109
Salmon* 1,684 882 10,769 89 930 122
Sardine 2,202 302 11,063 118 321 81
Jack mackerel 3,296 501 33,354 94 426 103
Mackerel 4,204 256 30,545 108 307 93
Saury 4,763 592 12,288 78 417 116
Yellowtail, cultured 2,483 1,089 31,088 91 897 113
Flounder 745 973 11,758 107 787 98
Cod 338 789 9,054 117 600 104
Red snapper 2,591 1,082 25,257 90 940 119
Spanish mackerel 708 736 11,934 95 585 106
Crab 1,158 1,135 9,190 92 1,252 104
Squid, common 4,310 408 25,698 96 409 96
Scallop, with shell 868 548 7,119 105 515 103
Oyster, without shell 144 685 6,117 110 817 104
Frozen:
Frozen, total 33,781 912 276,499 91 851 107
Bluefin tuna 1,423 2,899 2,007 94 2,620 110
Albacore 57 1,049 523 96 979 100
Bigeye tuna 3,427 975 27,094 91 904 110
Yellowfin 1,162 953 11,289 87 766 118
Salmon* 5,314 614 41,002 107 612 110
Pink salmon 582 800 6,106 95 721 119
Mackerel 922 533 9,521 80 511 121
Sole 1,626 748 13,902 85 676 111
Shrimp, imports 2,981 1,296 23,474 89 1,230 107
Squid, common 567 397 6,910 102 373 102
Octopus 2,981 748 14,680 96 825 100
Surimi 891 323 8,782 89 326 109
Processed, total 42,056 763 359,526 94 740 103
Salted:
Salmon* 3,351 779 24,202 96 751 108
Pink salmon 253 689 2,280 75 670 119
Salmon roe 594 2,229 5,540 104 2,323 101
Pollock roe 1,060 2,054 8,599 103 2,006 93
Herring roe 235 1,320 1,269 104 1,344 89
Surimi-based products 5,970 492 54,930 93 489 105
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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.
* = excluding pink salmon
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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