Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, July 1997
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July January - July
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 180,930 875 1,257,315 98 858 102
Fresh, total 73,542 862 524,978 101 869 100
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,222 2,084 5,795 99 2,560 106
Bigeye tuna 1,004 1,239 8,172 103 1,288 102
Yellowfin tuna 2,107 947 14,975 98 1,032 99
Other tuna 2,742 579 12,765 131 688 95
Skipjack 4,117 345 22,784 139 489 76
Salmon 1,724 881 10,362 101 952 106
Sardine 5,422 212 26,229 119 271 88
Jack mackerel 5,425 531 39,551 102 456 97
Mackerel 2,647 420 41,220 109 290 105
Saury 1,065 1,100 3,497 59 767 219
Yellowtail, wild 1,337 819 10,273 105 871 110
Yellowtail, cultured 2,662 1,345 27,803 82 1,217 122
Flounder, live/fresh 820 1,933 5,432 94 2,143 101
Flounder, live 313 2,071 1,954 - 2,175 -
Sole 1,440 1,067 13,377 100 918 97
Cod 322 601 8,580 99 465 99
Croaker 147 434 1,772 89 404 110
Cuttlefish 459 1,102 4,411 62 928 123
Red snapper, live/fresh 2,577 1,209 19,974 102 1,208 99
Red snapper, live 1,464 1,168 10,502 - 1,177 -
Spanish mackerel 379 1,137 11,936 73 927 130
Tiger Prawn 145 6,122 1,002 106 6,089 90
Shrimp 561 1,867 3,795 93 1,943 104
Crab 1,227 1,701 8,277 111 1,782 95
Squid, common 7,936 296 31,471 119 366 91
Cuttlefish 97 724 1,851 94 803 101
Other squid 1,967 1,015 9,138 91 1,148 103
Eel 703 2,173 2,088 92 2,280 103
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,938 431 15,446 109 444 98
Scallop, with shell 961 471 6,979 107 457 79
Oyster, without shell 68 645 5,879 91 987 106
Bloody clam, with shell 561 1,214 4,373 92 1,042 121
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,228 483 7,410 96 469 104
Frozen, total 45,853 933 310,297 91 946 107
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,595 3,224 10,632 93 3,141 107
Bigeye tuna 3,897 1,170 25,607 97 1,215 103
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,339 1,317 8,728 - 1,360 -
Yellowfin 1,437 843 9,969 94 872 102
Billfish 837 831 5,840 86 848 116
Salmon* 6,075 644 28,660 96 638 114
Salmon*, imports 4,689 646 21,748 - 661 -
Pink salmon 682 667 4,857 100 630 115
Herring 843 198 5,103 177 172 95
Jack mackerel 736 293 3,117 96 357 133
Mackerel 1,404 468 9,072 73 460 146
Saury 280 516 2,344 49 507 203
Sole 2,012 512 14,403 87 527 103
Cod 491 610 3,654 83 573 88
Sea bream 337 419 2,127 71 589 104
Spanish mackerel 450 696 3,645 85 680 108
Shrimp, domestic 729 1,924 5,154 92 1,754 102
Shrimp, imports 3,761 1,661 27,471 85 1,628 110
Squid, common 1,071 318 10,141 84 340 91
Cuttlefish 911 926 8,688 96 819 101
Other squid 1,947 713 15,082 89 698 101
Octopus 2,766 870 17,237 73 917 113
Surimi 1,502 383 12,761 95 360 110
Processed, total 59,619 853 409,635 99 788 102
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,392 1,014 10,899 97 861 100
Jack mackerel 2,340 577 17,221 108 574 101
Mackerel 289 689 2,366 98 650 127
Saury 676 587 5,057 81 574 123
Salted:
Salmon 6,228 817 30,074 96 773 117
Pink salmon 370 500 2,389 85 452 128
Mackerel 1,275 559 9,182 95 564 119
Salmon roe 903 2,322 5,533 83 2,390 95
Pollock roe 1,369 1,901 10,855 88 1,807 99
Herring roe 194 2,488 833 91 2,589 68
Surimi-based products 8,355 521 70,726 93 492 103
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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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