Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, February 1998
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January January - February, 1998
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 171,280 799 335,638 99 819 99
Fresh, total 72,771 805 145,506 99 831 98
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 440 2,885 839 85 3,181 107
Bigeye tuna 1,163 1,430 2,450 101 1,401 109
Yellowfin tuna 1,686 1,134 3,530 97 1,027 101
Other tuna 1,174 773 2,053 68 872 112
Skipjack 771 612 849 119 628 85
Salmon 1,205 906 2,487 104 896 94
Sardine 4,039 289 6,976 124 310 98
Jack mackerel 4,165 463 7,527 112 480 86
Mackerel 8,156 273 18,818 77 274 128
Saury 1,056 276 2,190 241 280 46
Yellowtail, wild 1,154 1,098 3,236 115 991 101
Yellowtail, cultured 4,936 1,071 10,288 101 1,111 95
Flounder, live/fresh 707 2,066 1,426 101 2,171 89
Flounder, live 389 2,245 757 - 2,423 -
Sole 1,782 893 3,220 103 935 95
Cod 2,166 427 4,853 94 465 101
Croaker 190 434 344 79 437 102
Cuttlefish 636 768 1,551 93 712 104
Red snapper, live/fresh 2,866 1,005 5,894 111 1,068 88
Red snapper, live 1,692 960 3,494 - 1,006 -
Spanish mackerel 3,247 521 5,688 148 535 64
Tiger Prawn 127 5,228 274 105 5,250 92
Shrimp 394 2,007 790 94 1,979 103
Crab 985 1,928 1,894 93 1,942 100
Squid, common 2,999 472 6,256 84 471 110
Cuttlefish 281 744 535 99 745 87
Other squid 1,330 914 2,730 149 917 81
Eel 189 1,667 352 99 1,738 75
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,659 445 3,156 106 443 100
Scallop, with shell 883 495 1,671 92 520 112
Oyster, without shell 2,112 852 4,529 101 957 92
Bloody clam, with shell 529 809 1,073 96 850 81
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,042 461 2,004 102 465 103
Frozen, total 41,828 859 79,106 97 897 97
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,443 2,632 2,901 96 2,726 94
Bigeye tuna 3,716 1,041 6,863 111 1,104 86
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,282 1,162 2,352 - 1,231 -
Yellowfin 1,302 788 2,482 103 803 87
Billfish 789 734 1,496 105 769 91
Salmon* 3,832 574 7,516 111 589 92
Salmon*, imports 3,029 576 5,957 - 594 -
Pink salmon 1,081 512 1,863 154 542 90
Herring 1,023 154 1,342 100 169 92
Jack mackerel 309 395 662 107 349 94
Mackerel 1,405 426 2,615 90 430 102
Saury 756 241 1,342 186 239 46
Sole 2,180 473 4,502 121 478 89
Cod 773 469 1,574 124 460 90
Sea bream 245 647 487 101 642 100
Spanish mackerel 417 657 860 88 652 99
Shrimp, domestic 625 1,645 1,188 85 1,659 108
Shrimp, imports 3,286 1,821 6,571 87 1,825 118
Squid, common 1,469 270 2,559 101 277 83
Cuttlefish 740 902 1,613 69 866 118
Other squid 1,707 650 3,200 82 666 100
Octopus 2,100 777 3,703 106 800 86
Surimi 1,886 339 2,794 77 355 101
Processed, total 54,822 757 107,710 101 754 102
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,394 739 3,400 95 685 94
Jack mackerel 2,175 537 4,239 96 550 96
Mackerel 302 652 637 100 652 103
Saury 779 483 1,533 115 488 86
Salted:
Salmon 3,151 728 6,168 99 754 102
Pink salmon 244 541 535 106 493 112
Mackerel 1,079 592 2,164 97 604 103
Salmon roe 662 2,861 1,310 90 2,851 122
Pollock roe 1,469 1,701 2,744 105 1,729 95
Herring roe 132 1,871 286 196 1,828 57
Surimi-based products 9,944 513 20,518 92 520 108
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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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