Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, August 1998
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August January-August, 1998
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 165,593 874 1,421,396 99 835 97
Fresh, total 68,413 860 592,261 99 835 96
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,040 2,354 6,291 94 2,583 100
Bigeye tuna 1,227 1,320 9,544 102 1,338 101
Yellowfin tuna 1,848 1,073 16,378 98 1,020 96
Other tuna 839 762 10,371 72 754 109
Skipjack 3,483 331 22,822 90 521 108
Salmon 1,693 859 11,742 93 928 103
Sardine 4,051 243 29,875 96 296 114
Jack mackerel 5,090 448 46,506 106 411 88
Mackerel 3,997 306 47,106 104 283 97
Saury 4,617 735 12,554 131 449 67
Yellowtail, wild 1,507 755 11,674 97 876 102
Yellowtail, cultured 3,351 1,113 33,164 108 1,092 89
Flounder, live/fresh 578 2,284 6,189 101 1,907 89
Flounder, live 344 2,511 3,329 - 2,134 -
Sole 927 1,070 13,923 96 871 93
Cod 353 561 8,296 93 483 103
Croaker 171 349 1,680 88 412 102
Cuttlefish 752 713 5,727 114 812 88
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,062 952 25,642 114 999 83
Red snapper, live 1,797 876 14,760 - 940 -
Spanish mackerel 256 1,118 19,193 148 591 64
Tiger Prawn 161 5,149 1,286 113 5,036 82
Shrimp 452 1,944 4,136 96 1,900 97
Crab 1,252 1,459 9,573 101 1,611 91
Squid, common 4,793 435 25,583 69 501 137
Cuttlefish 72 1,010 1,940 101 713 88
Other squid 1,822 1,111 12,088 110 1,097 97
Eel 306 2,395 2,387 96 2,154 97
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,387 514 16,150 94 470 106
Scallop, with shell 880 474 7,658 97 477 103
Oyster, without shell 59 887 5,956 100 909 92
Bloody clam, with shell 506 1,041 4,590 91 892 87
Freshwater clam, with shell 994 483 8,597 102 462 98
Frozen, total 43,245 969 351,583 99 913 96
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,805 2,675 14,274 118 2,647 84
Bigeye tuna 4,353 927 34,049 115 980 81
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,452 1,031 11,562 - 1,097 -
Yellowfin 1,493 773 11,669 101 774 89
Billfish 921 631 7,315 110 712 84
Salmon* 4,799 857 34,850 103 666 103
Salmon*, imports 3,427 834 26,884 - 655 -
Pink salmon 1,158 665 8,482 151 606 97
Herring 247 183 4,108 60 171 102
Jack mackerel 374 295 3,377 92 300 83
Mackerel 988 459 10,286 103 442 95
Saury 723 407 5,167 164 260 52
Sole 1,665 544 16,879 104 506 96
Cod 551 616 4,696 113 533 92
Sea bream 200 647 1,952 83 628 106
Spanish mackerel 419 590 3,731 89 616 90
Shrimp, domestic 755 1,745 5,499 93 1,720 97
Shrimp, imports 3,776 1,794 28,535 90 1,790 110
Squid, common 1,255 318 12,760 112 284 83
Cuttlefish 850 979 7,462 76 909 110
Other squid 2,193 591 16,127 94 668 96
Octopus 2,413 836 20,024 101 804 89
Surimi 1,492 328 10,886 78 341 94
Processed, total 52,345 822 462,170 99 786 99
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,194 952 11,400 94 816 93
Jack mackerel 2,092 557 18,002 92 554 97
Mackerel 272 673 2,654 100 655 101
Saury 666 508 6,372 112 494 86
Salted:
Salmon 4,723 876 33,517 95 786 101
Pink salmon 358 546 2,472 87 514 115
Mackerel 1,115 589 9,664 94 607 107
Salmon roe 747 2,780 5,489 84 2,952 123
Pollock roe 1,386 1,844 11,935 97 1,766 97
Herring roe 330 1,558 1,484 144 1,786 69
Surimi-based products 8,097 490 76,026 97 504 102
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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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