Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, February 2006
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February January – February 2006
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 137,439 763 271,388 96 764 102
Fresh:
Fresh, total 57,327 815 116,569 99 819 100
Bluefin tuna 618 3,427 1,334 83 3,370 116
Bigeye tuna 690 1,268 1,351 86 1,264 114
Yellowfin tuna 1,219 1,107 2,473 96 1,052 115
Skipjack 843 449 942 89 462 92
Salmon* 1,047 866 2,161 95 843 109
Sardine 1,307 404 2,181 188 380 68
Jack mackerel 3,524 376 6,595 101 385 87
Mackerel 4,016 347 8,219 102 341 94
Saury 889 223 1,748 107 227 80
Yellowtail, cultured 5,454 773 11,568 97 757 98
Flounder 1,559 801 2,955 132 792 88
Cod 2,378 537 5,174 129 548 91
Red snapper 2,925 818 6,210 99 821 101
Spanish mackerel 1,748 568 3,004 94 563 103
Crab 889 1,620 2,150 101 1,399 97
Squid, common 2,341 493 5,210 89 455 96
Scallop, with shell 786 503 1,442 104 516 95
Oyster, without shell 2,105 808 4,343 112 867 104
Frozen:
Frozen, total 34,695 768 66,326 91 771 103
Bluefin tuna 1,341 2,345 2,621 98 2,322 100
Albacore 60 918 114 103 907 85
Bigeye tuna 3,220 800 6,204 96 809 97
Yellowfin 1,501 637 3,007 123 626 90
Salmon* 5,303 558 10,097 115 560 111
Pink salmon 660 655 1,231 81 674 120
Mackerel 1,293 484 2,340 52 497 142
Sole 1,661 625 3,435 88 614 104
Shrimp, imports 2,875 1,176 5,227 82 1,190 107
Squid, common 806 359 1,438 104 359 101
Octopus 1,692 820 3,166 99 811 98
Surimi 1,252 331 2,287 87 337 118
Processed, total 43,295 705 84,582 94 694 103
Salted:
Salmon* 2,736 737 5,060 100 722 113
Pink salmon 254 671 549 83 646 113
Salmon roe 611 2,196 1,141 101 2,264 100
Pollock roe 944 2,071 1,788 99 2,044 94
Herring roe 166 1,044 320 202 1,168 58
Surimi-based products 7,350 484 15,359 93 484 103
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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.
* = excluding pink salmon
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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