Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, February 2005

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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                   143,492      741      283,844    94     750   102

Fresh:

Fresh, total                   57,250      807      117,741    93     816   102

 Bluefin tuna                     734    3,007        1,606    87   2,907   105

 Bigeye tuna                      766    1,143        1,568    99   1,113    94

 Yellowfin tuna                 1,250      974        2,570    95     913    93

 Skipjack                         758      533        1,053    91     500   104

 Salmon*                        1,120      777        2,279    96     774    99

 Sardine                          614      522        1,158    69     557   109

 Jack mackerel                  3,465      418        6,544   102     442    98

 Mackerel                       3,529      399        8,030   107     363    88

 Saury                            838      278        1,634    79     283   119

 Yellowtail, cultured           5,671      765       11,874    98     773    95

 Flounder                       1,076      933        2,235    82     896   107

 Cod                            1,796      584        3,996   106     601    98

 Red snapper                    2,950      796        6,267    91     810   109

 Spanish mackerel               1,749      511        3,189    65     548   120

 Crab                             876    1,624        2,139    90   1,441    95

 Squid, common                  3,223      448        5,877    68     474   130

 Scallop, with shell              724      530        1,387    68     545   127

 Oyster, without shell          1,822      754        3,807    84     831   102

Frozen:

Frozen, total                  38,403      729       72,499    98     750   100

 Bluefin tuna                   1,380    2,249        2,664    96   2,320    98

 Bigeye tuna                    3,311      799        6,450   103     832    85

 Yellowfin                      1,294      683        2,452    97     694    95

 Salmon*                        4,687      506        8,769    97     506   104

 Pink salmon                      823      557        1,514    80     561   109

 Mackerel                       2,600      359        4,517   146     351   109

 Sole                           2,166      598        3,913   103     593   101

 Shrimp, imports                3,257    1,101        6,411   108   1,107    96

 Squid, common                    728      359        1,387    77     355   137

 Octopus                        1,806      818        3,188    96     825   100

 Surimi                         1,312      291        2,617   117     286   104

Processed, total               45,551      681       89,561    93     674   102

Salted:                             

 Salmon*                        2,700      645        5,080   104     639    94

 Pink salmon                      348      569          658    87     573   105

 Salmon roe                       641    2,223        1,125    87   2,272   101

 Pollock roe                      994    2,141        1,812    84   2,167   110

 Herring roe                       64    2,027          158    85   2,010   118

 Surimi-based products          8,087      458       16,570    97     468    98

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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.

* = excluding pink salmon

Contact: Sunee C. Sonu