Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, January 2003
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January
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Fishery Products M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 145,041 95 763 98
Fresh, total 62,146 97 815 96
Frozen, total 34,503 86 803 105
Processed, total 46,780 99 674 95
Fresh
Bluefin tuna 558 101 3,504 91
Bigeye tuna 817 87 1,243 103
Yellowfin tuna 1,586 103 935 87
Skipjack 284 148 465 96
Salmon* 1,244 84 789 122
Sardine 750 53 521 114
Jack mackerel 4,083 142 358 73
Mackerel 4,568 101 375 103
Saury 707 83 351 103
Yellowtail, wild 2,551 150 645 81
Yellowtail, cultured 6,007 89 833 109
Flounder 1,182 99 871 93
Cod 1,883 91 660 99
Red snapper 3,141 120 857 75
Spanish mackerel 1,885 79 525 111
Crab 1,063 92 1,622 99
Squid, common 3,872 83 364 109
Scallop, with shell 926 115 436 92
Oyster, without shell 2,179 84 1,033 118
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,697 116 2,246 92
Bigeye tuna 3,389 100 917 100
Yellowfin 972 73 796 109
Salmon* 3,742 66 542 141
Pink/chum salmon 889 70 485 126
Mackerel 1,330 97 340 113
Sole 1,984 102 544 117
Shrimp, imports 2,800 84 1,227 94
Squid, common 774 76 308 120
Octopus 1,225 56 843 123
Surimi 1,398 72 313 104
Salted:
Salmon* 2,650 95 697 113
Pink/chum salmon 357 99 489 110
Salmon roe 444 64 2,742 81
Pollock roe 840 102 2,233 92
Herring roe 89 74 2,703 119
Surimi-based products 8,591 96 495 98
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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.
* = excluding pink/chum salmon
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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