Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, February 2001
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February January - February 2001
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 161,823 771 317,545 95 790 99
Fresh, total 66,203 825 130,156 92 860 102
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 550 3,715 1,048 101 3,951 104
Bigeye tuna 1,041 1,173 2,030 95 1,219 95
Yellowfin tuna 1,815 919 3,543 90 946 99
Other tuna 1,388 859 2,900 76 811 101
Skipjack 935 381 1,177 83 403 66
Salmon 1,333 761 2,671 102 760 89
Sardine 2,965 339 5,639 81 318 113
Jack mackerel 3,040 506 5,895 77 532 116
Mackerel 4,172 395 7,576 70 420 109
Saury 579 481 1,202 127 491 92
Yellowtail, wild 1,876 764 3,848 92 761 100
Yellowtail, cultured 5,067 983 10,407 104 1,012 88
Flounder, live/fresh 538 2,205 1,156 91 2,211 102
Flounder, live 305 2,355 625 87 2,451 103
Sole 1,519 848 2,683 84 911 107
Cod 1,716 578 3,948 93 618 103
Croaker 130 367 233 122 357 89
Conger-Pike 114 709 202 109 646 99
Cuttlefish 790 794 1,338 69 804 127
Red snapper, live/fresh 2,379 1,141 5,200 75 1,154 137
Red snapper, live 1,344 1,086 2,934 72 1,108 143
Other snapper 413 914 855 106 905 94
Spanish mackerel 3,273 401 5,512 87 438 102
Tiger Prawn 125 4,471 279 96 4,422 104
Shrimp 390 1,805 806 92 1,745 102
Crab 1,015 1,708 2,128 99 1,628 96
Squid, common 4,321 337 8,914 151 336 69
Cuttlefish 294 606 525 108 617 87
Other squid 1,006 923 1,949 87 899 93
Eel 179 1,238 335 88 1,264 107
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,544 449 2,793 94 460 99
Scallop, with shell 677 537 1,309 78 539 116
Oyster, without shell 2,533 768 5,527 95 831 95
Bloody clam, with shell 467 936 899 91 999 104
Freshwater clam, with shell 899 468 1,730 81 427 109
Frozen, total 43,200 778 84,284 98 800 96
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,339 2,836 2,782 100 2,810 99
Bigeye tuna 2,958 1,046 6,030 92 1,049 89
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,085 1,148 2,213 94 1,150 88
Yellowfin 1,327 721 2,503 141 736 72
Billfish 514 743 1,023 89 753 95
Salmon* 5,574 524 11,280 144 506 83
Salmon*, imports 4,085 526 8,153 145 512 80
Pink salmon 1,308 483 2,279 127 487 80
Herring 777 151 1,582 62 151 116
Jack mackerel 261 329 554 77 307 102
Mackerel 2,195 248 4,141 155 247 83
Saury 633 317 1,119 138 346 69
Sole 2,292 466 4,543 88 465 99
Cod 718 501 1,546 100 495 98
Sea bream 196 557 360 85 604 98
Spanish mackerel 403 473 751 92 474 106
Shrimp, domestic 567 1,555 1,139 87 1,546 109
Shrimp, imports 3,045 1,537 6,253 95 1,580 105
Squid, common 1,479 255 2,551 108 251 90
Cuttlefish 539 843 1,227 84 773 105
Other squid 1,784 565 3,174 84 582 103
Octopus 3,192 537 5,153 93 548 119
Surimi 1,876 281 3,688 114 279 88
Processed, total 50,544 702 99,765 98 699 96
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,300 691 2,800 83 686 121
Jack mackerel 1,824 540 3,569 94 539 98
Mackerel 371 514 698 101 507 97
Saury 551 548 1,090 98 540 97
Salted:
Salmon 3,858 664 7,291 119 671 90
Pink salmon 455 408 893 135 412 89
Mackerel 1,145 431 2,225 93 426 97
Salmon roe 548 3,467 1,095 68 3,458 101
Pollock roe 967 2,405 1,858 76 2,426 121
Herring roe 121 1,645 253 79 1,713 79
Surimi-based products 9,059 485 18,774 92 493 100
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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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