Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, January 2000
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January January-December 1999
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 157,610 814 2,191,127 98 847 100
Fresh, total 69,297 854 931,309 100 826 99
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 486 4,114 11,145 128 2,514 87
Bigeye tuna 1,072 1,311 14,582 95 1,365 98
Yellowfin tuna 1,832 994 24,168 101 1,038 99
Other tuna 2,089 837 19,493 120 776 99
Skipjack 225 698 31,535 101 526 107
Salmon 1,293 841 23,384 105 772 97
Sardine 3,664 249 46,488 112 267 89
Jack mackerel 3,547 446 58,278 92 455 108
Mackerel 5,805 369 63,783 79 348 120
Saury 480 532 26,843 83 586 122
Yellowtail, wild 2,111 728 25,468 114 756 97
Yellowtail, cultured 5,139 1,139 49,878 91 1,122 105
Flounder, live/fresh 613 2,234 8,796 97 1,958 98
Flounder, live 356 2,456 4,467 94 2,310 100
Sole 1,360 896 19,863 97 849 97
Cod 2,194 622 14,367 94 606 112
Croaker 92 377 2,429 87 340 87
Conger-Pike 89 493 3,575 117 1,211 82
Cuttlefish 1,064 616 8,932 101 708 96
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,585 855 43,854 109 864 90
Red snapper, live 2,113 780 24,525 106 807 89
Other snapper 426 917 5,902 90 910 99
Spanish mackerel 3,083 411 34,739 104 464 91
Tiger Prawn 151 4,286 1,690 85 5,658 109
Shrimp 446 1,687 6,923 108 1,761 93
Crab 1,133 1,609 16,813 95 1,620 100
Squid, common 2,186 526 49,652 125 405 81
Cuttlefish 217 712 2,814 96 641 92
Other squid 1,135 925 18,086 99 1,028 98
Eel 178 1,168 3,082 99 1,928 89
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,303 464 22,943 103 456 96
Scallop, with shell 773 476 10,628 93 497 102
Oyster, without shell 2,902 926 15,092 115 998 95
Bloody clam, with shell 519 868 7,154 105 888 93
Freshwater clam, with shell 993 437 12,523 101 440 95
Frozen, total 39,080 857 550,621 99 936 100
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,348 2,917 22,298 98 2,720 104
Bigeye tuna 2,963 1,231 45,159 87 1,177 118
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,059 1,363 15,900 90 1,304 117
Yellowfin 825 1,073 15,294 85 945 122
Billfish 535 806 9,304 85 730 106
Salmon* 3,369 612 47,924 92 709 104
Salmon*, imports 2,481 636 34,328 92 728 105
Pink salmon 729 686 12,117 95 685 110
Herring 1,349 120 11,146 208 142 80
Jack mackerel 276 343 4,395 90 283 92
Mackerel 1,051 315 15,035 97 364 85
Saury 392 530 8,233 92 375 131
Sole 2,269 468 27,740 108 495 99
Cod 904 477 6,877 88 614 112
Sea bream 216 570 2,690 80 607 98
Spanish mackerel 346 445 5,844 111 474 79
Shrimp, domestic 614 1,382 10,084 105 1,569 92
Shrimp, imports 2,868 1,501 47,432 104 1,560 90
Squid, common 1,058 282 14,755 80 336 111
Cuttlefish 618 773 11,764 101 784 87
Other squid 1,508 625 24,614 96 625 95
Octopus 1,950 513 37,154 116 648 79
Surimi 1,458 321 19,114 97 334 101
Processed, total 47,884 730 688,521 96 813 101
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,805 550 16,423 96 757 92
Jack mackerel 1,771 554 25,308 95 559 101
Mackerel 313 521 3,756 97 573 89
Saury 503 569 7,480 80 547 111
Salted:
Salmon 2,878 749 52,418 89 829 109
Pink salmon 286 509 4,522 125 532 102
Mackerel 1,067 448 15,924 107 493 83
Salmon roe 760 3,527 11,987 112 3,168 110
Pollock roe 1,049 2,007 17,767 94 1,939 108
Herring roe 198 2,077 6,956 99 2,836 99
Surimi-based products 10,266 491 121,697 96 510 99
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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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