Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, January 1998
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January January - December, 1997
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 164,358 839 2,274,937 99 872 102
Fresh, total 72,735 858 954,653 101 856 100
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 398 3,508 9,636 107 2,794 102
Bigeye tuna 1,286 1,374 15,133 103 1,439 105
Yellowfin tuna 1,844 928 23,509 94 1,106 104
Other tuna 879 1,003 21,516 133 740 96
Skipjack 78 785 32,279 156 480 75
Salmon 1,282 886 23,952 99 761 109
Sardine 2,937 340 46,240 120 260 88
Jack mackerel 3,362 501 60,214 102 461 97
Mackerel 10,662 275 80,905 92 290 119
Saury 1,134 283 37,671 152 400 73
Yellowtail, wild 2,082 932 23,589 97 835 117
Yellowtail, cultured 5,351 1,148 48,342 85 1,231 118
Flounder, live/fresh 719 2,274 9,409 97 2,137 99
Flounder, live 368 2,612 3,829 - 2,406 -
Sole 1,438 986 21,648 97 916 97
Cod 2,687 496 16,149 90 501 102
Croaker 154 440 3,035 89 408 104
Cuttlefish 916 672 7,988 71 864 115
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,028 1,127 35,000 104 1,202 99
Red snapper, live 1,802 1,049 18,776 - 1,165 -
Spanish mackerel 2,440 555 25,679 88 706 108
Tiger Prawn 147 5,270 1,873 102 5,923 96
Shrimp 396 1,951 6,673 93 1,949 105
Crab 909 1,956 16,815 109 1,789 97
Squid, common 3,257 470 59,780 99 358 102
Cuttlefish 254 746 2,671 100 792 98
Other squid 1,401 920 17,157 97 1,071 100
Eel 163 1,821 3,330 92 2,148 98
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,498 441 23,657 106 450 100
Scallop, with shell 788 547 11,964 107 478 87
Oyster, without shell 2,417 1,047 12,587 94 1,111 104
Bloody clam, with shell 543 890 7,482 95 1,035 117
Freshwater clam, with shell 961 470 12,466 97 473 106
Frozen, total 37,278 939 560,854 92 972 106
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,458 2,820 19,273 96 3,108 101
Bigeye tuna 3,147 1,177 47,285 105 1,199 98
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,070 1,313 16,216 - 1,342 -
Yellowfin 1,180 819 18,541 106 857 96
Billfish 706 807 10,166 91 837 108
Salmon* 3,685 605 52,634 94 642 110
Salmon*, imports 2,929 613 36,734 - 684 -
Pink salmon 782 582 9,158 112 601 108
Herring 319 215 8,249 166 172 91
Jack mackerel 353 309 5,476 89 360 118
Mackerel 1,211 434 14,904 75 464 136
Saury 586 238 8,063 83 324 114
Sole 2,322 482 23,709 87 525 99
Cod 801 452 7,416 89 558 90
Sea bream 241 637 4,013 76 605 101
Spanish mackerel 443 649 5,972 87 685 107
Shrimp, domestic 563 1,674 10,200 99 1,775 101
Shrimp, imports 3,285 1,829 50,839 88 1,704 113
Squid, common 1,091 286 16,694 85 331 97
Cuttlefish 873 836 14,153 87 854 108
Other squid 1,494 684 25,376 87 695 103
Octopus 1,603 831 31,416 85 900 102
Surimi 907 389 22,074 88 375 116
Processed, total 52,888 752 739,338 99 827 102
Salted/dried:
Sardine 2,006 647 17,884 97 883 99
Jack mackerel 2,064 564 28,273 104 569 99
Mackerel 335 653 3,891 101 653 121
Saury 754 492 8,721 84 536 112
Salted:
Salmon 3,017 781 65,518 93 709 110
Pink salmon 291 452 3,932 86 456 129
Mackerel 1,085 616 14,935 92 586 117
Salmon roe 648 2,840 12,057 86 2,553 106
Pollock roe 1,275 1,761 18,633 92 1,870 99
Herring roe 154 1,790 6,298 107 3,372 72
Surimi-based products 10,575 526 127,373 92 522 106
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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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