Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, January 2001
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Janurary January - December 2000
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 155,721 809 2,182,654 100 819 97
Fresh, total 63,952 896 920,736 99 810 98
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 498 4,211 11,380 102 2,632 105
Bigeye tuna 989 1,267 13,274 90 1,342 99
Yellowfin tuna 1,728 975 25,408 103 1,014 97
Other tuna 1,512 768 24,198 128 661 86
Skipjack 242 484 39,234 124 396 75
Salmon 1,338 759 23,700 101 738 96
Sardine 2,674 295 36,675 79 308 115
Jack mackerel 2,854 559 57,465 99 422 93
Mackerel 3,405 450 50,510 79 388 111
Saury 622 500 30,326 113 571 97
Yellowtail, wild 1,972 759 33,246 132 595 80
Yellowtail, cultured 5,340 1,039 46,360 92 1,153 102
Flounder, fresh 618 2,216 8,797 100 1,914 98
Flounder, live 320 2,643 4,293 96 2,279 99
Sole 1,164 993 18,798 95 850 100
Cod 2,232 649 15,245 106 586 97
Croaker 103 345 1,819 75 342 101
Conger-Pike 88 565 3,197 89 1,300 107
Cuttlefish 548 820 10,123 113 732 103
Red snapper, fresh 2,821 1,165 41,008 94 948 110
Red snapper, live 1,590 1,127 21,827 89 916 114
Other snapper 443 897 5,937 101 921 101
Spanish mackerel 2,238 492 31,741 91 460 99
Tiger Prawn 154 4,381 1,937 115 4,675 83
Shrimp 417 1,689 7,087 102 1,688 96
Crab 1,114 1,555 16,755 100 1,584 98
Squid, common 4,593 335 54,021 109 358 88
Cuttlefish 230 632 2,429 86 663 103
Other squid 943 873 15,622 86 1,081 105
Eel 155 1,293 3,580 116 1,239 64
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,250 474 24,083 105 460 101
Scallop, with shell 632 542 9,897 93 495 100
Oyster, without shell 2,994 884 15,988 106 931 93
Bloody clam, with shell 433 1,067 7,208 99 816 90
Freshwater clam, with shell 831 476 11,710 93 453 102
Frozen, total 41,084 823 567,719 103 877 94
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,443 2,786 20,771 93 2,870 106
Bigeye tuna 3,072 1,062 48,754 108 1,045 89
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,128 1,153 17,735 112 1,153 88
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January January - December 2000
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T. % Yen/kg %
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Yellowfin 1,176 762 15,317 100 833 88
Billfish 509 762 7,499 81 797 109
Salmon* 5,706 488 50,904 106 583 82
Salmon*, imports 4,068 498 34,902 102 603 83
Pink salmon 972 491 10,275 85 588 86
Herring 805 150 14,053 126 144 101
Jack mackerel 293 287 4,822 110 296 105
Mackerel 1,946 245 16,307 108 287 79
Saury 486 383 7,260 88 448 119
Sole 2,251 464 28,343 102 479 97
Cod 828 489 6,567 95 558 91
Sea bream 165 659 2,335 87 628 103
Spanish mackerel 349 475 5,582 96 470 99
Shrimp, domestic 571 1,536 10,303 102 1,571 100
Shrimp, imports 3,209 1,620 48,187 102 1,568 101
Squid, common 1,072 246 15,849 107 261 78
Cuttlefish 688 718 10,783 92 715 91
Other squid 1,390 617 26,740 109 573 92
Octopus 1,961 566 45,687 123 511 79
Surimi 1,711 276 21,756 114 296 89
Processed, total 49,222 695 673,882 98 792 97
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,500 683 16,423 100 739 98
Jack mackerel 1,745 537 24,251 96 545 97
Mackerel 327 498 4,241 113 519 91
Saury 539 533 6,614 88 576 105
Salted:
Salmon 3,434 679 54,745 104 689 83
Pink salmon 438 416 4,850 107 413 78
Mackerel 1,080 421 15,333 96 445 90
Salmon roe 546 3,449 11,499 96 3,489 110
Pollock roe 891 2,448 14,458 81 2,359 122
Herring roe 132 1,775 6,838 98 2,763 97
Surimi-based products 9,715 500 115,047 95 515 101
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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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