Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, February 2003
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February January - February
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 154,502 746 299,543 96 754 98
Fresh, total 65,385 771 127,531 98 792 97
Frozen, total 39,179 762 73,682 90 782 103
Processed, total 47,953 707 94,734 99 691 98
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 596 3,357 1,155 105 3,428 91
Bigeye tuna 800 1,185 1,618 87 1,214 99
Yellowfin tuna 1,703 900 3,288 111 917 82
Skipjack 1,414 377 1,698 141 392 88
Salmon* 1,177 788 2,421 81 789 124
Sardine 968 521 1,718 60 521 107
Jack mackerel 4,881 332 8,964 142 344 72
Mackerel 4,411 379 8,979 92 377 109
Saury 698 346 1,406 86 349 103
Yellowtail, wild 1,702 789 4,253 108 702 101
Yellowtail, cultured 5,691 792 11,698 91 813 108
Flounder 1,581 820 2,700 97 842 94
Cod 1,551 615 3,434 97 640 96
Red snapper 2,991 793 6,132 124 826 73
Spanish mackerel 2,659 469 4,544 94 492 111
Crab 1,124 1,618 2,187 91 1,620 100
Squid, common 3,736 374 7,608 87 369 107
Scallop, with shell 1,009 440 1,935 100 438 104
Oyster, without shell 2,106 829 4,285 86 933 114
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,574 2,199 3,270 111 2,224 91
Bigeye tuna 3,643 868 7,032 99 892 102
Yellowfin 1,064 739 2,036 73 766 108
Salmon* 4,674 517 8,416 78 528 135
Pink salmon 1,212 501 2,101 83 494 122
Mackerel 1,468 329 2,797 98 334 110
Sole 2,061 522 4,044 101 533 111
Shrimp, imports 3,179 1,208 5,979 92 1,217 93
Squid, common 1,105 298 1,879 82 302 126
Octopus 1,721 875 2,947 64 862 119
Surimi 1,184 294 2,582 80 305 101
Salted:
Salmon* 2,841 694 5,491 96 695 113
Pink salmon 409 513 766 96 502 114
Salmon roe 613 2,353 1,056 80 2,516 78
Pollock roe 1,020 2,203 1,860 106 2,217 92
Herring roe 95 1,924 184 99 2,300 100
Surimi-based products 7,849 490 16,440 96 493 98
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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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