Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, August 1997
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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 173,592 883 1,430,907 99 861 103
Fresh, total 70,745 887 595,723 101 871 100
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 893 2,667 6,687 102 2,574 106
Bigeye tuna 1,168 1,596 9,340 104 1,326 105
Yellowfin tuna 1,745 1,286 16,720 98 1,058 104
Other tuna 1,552 717 14,318 137 691 96
Skipjack 2,507 426 25,291 142 483 77
Salmon 2,281 683 12,643 102 903 105
Sardine 4,846 196 31,075 120 259 86
Jack mackerel 4,173 563 43,725 102 466 97
Mackerel 4,059 300 45,279 111 291 104
Saury 6,109 613 9,609 89 669 135
Yellowtail, wild 1,782 767 12,055 105 856 112
Yellowtail, cultured 2,804 1,338 30,607 84 1,228 121
Flounder, live/fresh 688 2,187 6,120 95 2,148 101
Flounder, live 354 2,547 2,308 - 2,232 -
Sole 1,132 1,105 14,509 98 932 97
Cod 348 579 8,928 96 469 100
Croaker 142 424 1,914 89 405 108
Cuttlefish 627 849 5,038 62 918 120
Red snapper, live/fresh 2,579 1,209 22,553 104 1,208 99
Red snapper, live 1,404 1,166 11,906 - 1,176 -
Spanish mackerel 995 817 12,931 75 919 129
Tiger Prawn 135 6,699 1,137 104 6,162 93
Shrimp 493 2,035 4,288 92 1,953 107
Crab 1,157 1,622 9,434 112 1,763 94
Squid, common 5,579 370 37,050 108 366 98
Cuttlefish 65 913 1,916 96 807 101
Other squid 1,852 1,034 10,990 95 1,129 102
Eel 409 1,918 2,497 92 2,221 100
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,681 449 17,127 110 445 98
Scallop, with shell 956 488 7,935 110 461 80
Oyster, without shell 54 794 5,934 91 985 106
Bloody clam, with shell 661 938 5,034 95 1,028 120
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,023 485 8,432 96 471 104
Frozen, total 46,099 957 356,396 92 948 107
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,441 3,273 12,073 96 3,156 106
Bigeye tuna 3,903 1,166 29,509 100 1,208 103
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,346 1,303 10,073 - 1,352 -
Yellowfin 1,610 873 11,579 100 872 101
Billfish 829 838 6,669 87 847 114
Salmon* 5,268 706 33,929 97 649 113
Salmon*, imports 3,509 718 25,258 - 669 -
Pink salmon 776 602 5,633 100 626 115
Herring 1,706 150 6,810 213 167 92
Jack mackerel 543 376 3,660 100 360 126
Mackerel 921 502 9,993 72 464 147
Saury 805 463 3,149 55 496 192
Sole 1,857 530 16,259 86 528 102
Cod 487 638 4,142 82 581 91
Sea bream 230 637 2,358 71 594 104
Spanish mackerel 554 712 4,200 88 684 109
Shrimp, domestic 778 1,889 5,931 94 1,772 102
Shrimp, imports 4,238 1,674 31,709 86 1,634 111
Squid, common 1,298 351 11,439 87 341 93
Cuttlefish 1,152 866 9,840 96 824 103
Other squid 2,040 683 17,121 89 696 101
Octopus 2,664 841 19,901 76 907 109
Surimi 1,283 381 14,044 95 362 112
Processed, total 55,176 827 464,811 99 793 102
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,231 998 12,130 97 874 100
Jack mackerel 2,306 571 19,526 106 574 101
Mackerel 285 651 2,651 99 650 126
Saury 634 567 5,691 80 573 123
Salted:
Salmon 5,339 805 35,413 96 778 115
Pink salmon 466 423 2,856 89 447 125
Mackerel 1,134 578 10,316 95 565 119
Salmon roe 1,001 2,440 6,534 85 2,398 97
Pollock roe 1,413 1,877 12,268 90 1,815 98
Herring roe 201 2,500 1,034 94 2,571 65
Surimi-based products 7,987 522 78,713 93 495 103
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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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