Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, January 1997
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January January -January
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 165,287 836 165,287 102 836 100
Fresh, total 74,038 856 74,038 105 856 97
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 475 3,202 475 128 3,202 98
Bigeye tuna 1,318 1,241 1,318 112 1,241 93
Yellowfin tuna 1,866 976 1,866 101 976 96
Other tuna 1,300 890 1,300 62 890 101
Skipjack 84 792 84 62 792 145
Salmon 1,234 927 1,234 105 927 108
Sardine 2,422 333 2,422 119 333 95
Jack mackerel 2,857 594 2,857 94 594 111
Mackerel 13,136 201 13,136 164 201 67
Saury 496 614 496 65 614 208
Yellowtail, wild 1,518 950 1,518 81 950 143
Yellowtail, cultured 5,336 1,177 5,336 79 1,177 142
Flounder, live/fresh 748 2,362 748 93 2,362 105
Flounder, live 266 2,331 266 - 2,331 -
Sole 1,418 987 1,418 104 987 100
Cod 2,759 487 2,759 114 487 94
Croaker 278 397 278 67 397 137
Cuttlefish 798 707 798 78 707 104
Red snapper, live/fresh 2,796 1,222 2,796 100 1,222 101
Red snapper, live 1,638 1,168 1,638 - 1,168 -
Spanish mackerel 2,491 744 2,491 102 744 107
Tiger Prawn 139 5,577 139 114 5,577 78
Shrimp 438 1,847 438 96 1,847 101
Crab 880 2,082 880 95 2,082 110
Squid, common 4,069 401 4,069 149 401 73
Cuttlefish 223 901 223 94 901 103
Other squid 864 1,132 864 72 1,132 110
Eel 171 2,205 171 97 2,205 115
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,368 440 1,368 109 440 94
Scallop, with shell 833 505 833 113 505 77
Oyster, without shell 2,332 1,099 2,332 99 1,099 104
Bloody clam, with shell 559 1,059 559 92 1,059 109
Freshwater clam, with shell 931 454 931 100 454 101
Frozen, total 38,361 951 38,361 95 951 109
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,503 2,973 1,503 91 2,973 111
Bigeye tuna 2,996 1,333 2,996 95 1,333 110
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,018 1,493 1,018 - 1,493 -
Yellowfin 1,198 940 1,198 83 940 120
Billfish 701 854 701 87 854 127
Salmon* 2,950 669 2,950 99 669 126
Salmon*, imports 2,203 689 2,203 - 689 -
Pink salmon 552 604 552 125 604 116
Herring 491 187 491 168 187 87
Jack mackerel 324 401 324 2 401 180
Mackerel 1,614 399 1,614 98 399 142
Saury 359 513 359 55 513 207
Sole 1,859 538 1,859 83 538 113
Cod 607 484 607 78 484 83
Sea bream 221 642 221 65 642 106
Spanish mackerel 419 587 419 94 587 93
Shrimp, domestic 645 1,512 645 109 1,512 92
Shrimp, imports 3,682 1,572 3,682 93 1,572 109
Squid, common 1,309 327 1,309 80 327 101
Cuttlefish 1,086 719 1,086 101 719 89
Other squid 1,811 681 1,811 106 681 103
Octopus 1,403 938 1,403 89 938 129
Surimi 1,771 356 1,771 99 356 107
Processed, total 51,513 732 51,513 102 732 99
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,970 723 1,970 96 723 102
Jack mackerel 2,109 574 2,109 110 574 102
Mackerel 294 643 294 96 643 136
Saury 66 567 664 89 567 125
Salted:
Salmon 2,814 769 2,814 96 769 122
Pink salmon 228 441 228 79 441 144
Mackerel 1,062 607 1,062 89 607 142
Salmon roe 710 2,410 710 78 2,410 100
Pollock roe 1,176 1,857 1,176 80 1,857 98
Herring roe 77 3,377 77 59 3,377 99
Surimi-based products 11,332 488 11,332 98 488 101
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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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