Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, February 1999
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February January-February, 1999
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 169,860 806 326,940 97 812 99
Fresh, total 71,823 814 139,445 96 834 100
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 246 4,233 602 72 4,113 129
Bigeye tuna 1,049 1,412 2,302 94 1,345 96
Yellowfin tuna 1,702 1,044 3,392 96 1,003 98
Other tuna 1,448 804 2,526 123 855 98
Skipjack 727 623 972 114 609 97
Salmon 1,257 864 2,449 98 869 97
Sardine 4,072 249 7,105 102 257 83
Jack mackerel 4,347 442 7,891 105 457 95
Mackerel 5,941 371 11,748 62 377 138
Saury 589 435 1,257 57 441 158
Yellowtail, wild 1,466 902 2,971 92 927 94
Yellowtail, cultured 5,197 1,025 10,693 104 1,025 92
Flounder, live/fresh 616 2,143 1,256 88 2,158 99
Flounder, live 334 2,401 670 89 2,432 100
Sole 1,714 871 3,067 95 885 95
Cod 1,903 576 4,156 86 581 125
Croaker 160 326 531 154 323 74
Conger-Pike 89 643 166 143 684 78
Cuttlefish 808 674 1,314 85 720 101
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,056 851 6,360 108 863 81
Red snapper, live 1,828 772 3,783 108 786 78
Other snapper 352 1,068 696 99 1,072 90
Spanish mackerel 3,428 416 7,284 128 396 74
Tiger Prawn 108 5,936 237 86 5,813 111
Shrimp 418 1,815 773 98 1,852 94
Crab 1,012 1,834 2,025 107 1,808 93
Squid, common 4,012 465 6,532 104 491 104
Cuttlefish 335 631 634 119 607 81
Other squid 1,159 1,006 2,339 86 958 104
Eel 160 2,140 297 84 2,151 124
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,531 477 2,764 88 480 108
Scallop, with shell 876 500 1,603 96 511 98
Oyster, without shell 2,585 888 5,217 115 928 97
Bloody clam, with shell 527 881 1,050 98 924 109
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,022 441 1,948 97 454 98
Frozen, total 42,981 875 82,858 105 865 96
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,695 2,533 3,265 113 2,560 94
Bigeye tuna 3,167 1,130 6,094 89 1,133 103
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,077 1,249 2,051 87 1,260 102
Yellowfin 1,280 799 2,375 96 799 100
Billfish 784 669 1,433 96 659 86
Salmon* 4,351 707 7,484 100 708 120
Salmon*, imports 3,378 696 5,756 97 695 117
Pink salmon 1,129 638 2,150 115 622 115
Herring 755 163 3,489 260 132 78
Jack mackerel 322 353 645 97 317 91
Mackerel 1,487 380 2,994 114 377 88
Saury 396 359 676 50 385 161
Sole 2,503 460 4,513 100 465 97
Cod 592 574 1,188 75 588 128
Sea bream 234 591 435 89 567 88
Spanish mackerel 501 460 889 103 470 72
Shrimp, domestic 639 1,564 1,212 102 1,572 95
Shrimp, imports 3,248 1,539 6,122 93 1,543 85
Squid, common 968 371 2,109 82 367 132
Cuttlefish 853 769 1,614 100 771 89
Other squid 1,667 611 3,380 106 609 91
Octopus 2,713 676 4,435 120 700 88
Surimi 1,827 331 3,588 128 323 91
Processed, total 53,320 750 101,555 94 747 99
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,526 655 3,198 94 674 98
Jack mackerel 2,151 537 4,091 97 541 98
Mackerel 337 586 623 98 591 91
Saury 663 532 1,304 85 528 108
Salted:
Salmon 3,251 877 6,035 98 878 116
Pink salmon 272 542 547 102 527 107
Mackerel 1,185 513 2,275 105 513 85
Salmon roe 1,001 3,099 1,808 138 3,080 108
Pollock roe 1,377 1,724 2,513 92 1,730 100
Herring roe 357 792 542 190 1,120 61
Surimi-based products 10,333 476 20,692 101 484 93
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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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