Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, July 1998
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July January-July, 1998
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 178,543 853 1,255,803 100 830 97
Fresh, total 71,885 834 523,848 100 831 96
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 944 2,516 5,251 91 2,629 103
Bigeye tuna 1,113 1,190 8,317 102 1,341 104
Yellowfin tuna 2,045 948 14,530 97 1,013 98
Other tuna 1,631 700 9,532 75 754 110
Skipjack 4,181 332 19,340 85 555 113
Salmon 1,504 949 10,049 97 940 99
Sardine 4,449 267 25,824 98 304 112
Jack mackerel 5,931 445 41,416 105 406 89
Mackerel 4,582 272 43,110 105 281 97
Saury 1,152 304 7,937 227 282 37
Yellowtail, wild 1,125 831 10,167 99 894 103
Yellowtail, cultured 3,208 1,129 29,813 107 1,090 90
Flounder, live/fresh 727 1,853 5,611 103 1,868 87
Flounder, live 406 2,080 2,985 - 2,090 -
Sole 1,277 1,037 12,996 97 857 93
Cod 359 571 7,942 93 479 103
Croaker 181 335 1,509 85 419 104
Cuttlefish 719 848 4,975 113 827 89
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,016 954 22,581 113 1,006 83
Red snapper, live 1,791 885 12,963 - 949 -
Spanish mackerel 290 838 18,937 159 583 69
Tiger Prawn 153 5,405 1,125 112 5,020 82
Shrimp 538 1,779 3,683 97 1,894 97
Crab 1,325 1,448 8,321 101 1,633 92
Squid, common 4,716 486 20,790 66 516 141
Cuttlefish 89 716 1,868 101 701 87
Other squid 1,771 1,143 10,267 112 1,094 95
Eel 696 2,414 2,081 100 2,118 93
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,632 497 14,763 96 466 105
Scallop, with shell 933 454 6,777 97 478 105
Oyster, without shell 71 720 5,897 100 909 92
Bloody clam, with shell 538 978 4,084 93 873 84
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,236 472 7,603 103 459 98
Frozen, total 46,164 928 308,338 99 906 96
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,992 2,650 12,469 117 2,643 84
Bigeye tuna 4,635 923 29,696 116 988 81
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,548 1,041 10,100 - 1,106 -
Yellowfin 1,517 736 10,176 102 774 89
Billfish 977 649 6,394 109 724 85
Salmon* 5,291 744 30,051 105 636 100
Salmon*, imports 3,796 709 23,457 - 629 -
Pink salmon 1,110 696 7,324 151 596 95
Herring 421 178 3,861 76 170 99
Jack mackerel 461 262 3,003 96 300 84
Mackerel 1,081 456 9,298 102 440 96
Saury 583 237 4,444 190 236 47
Sole 2,321 509 15,214 106 501 95
Cod 538 589 4,145 113 522 91
Sea bream 238 547 1,752 82 626 106
Spanish mackerel 459 587 3,312 91 619 91
Shrimp, domestic 732 1,727 4,744 92 1,716 98
Shrimp, imports 3,692 1,795 24,759 90 1,790 110
Squid, common 1,691 254 11,505 113 280 82
Cuttlefish 865 971 6,612 76 900 110
Other squid 2,215 630 13,934 92 680 97
Octopus 2,667 819 17,611 102 800 87
Surimi 1,338 333 9,394 74 344 96
Processed, total 58,286 820 409,825 100 782 99
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,329 919 10,206 94 800 93
Jack mackerel 2,205 536 15,910 92 553 96
Mackerel 308 638 2,382 101 653 100
Saury 725 499 5,706 113 492 86
Salted:
Salmon 5,858 865 28,794 96 771 100
Pink salmon 299 562 2,113 88 509 113
Mackerel 1,229 595 8,549 93 609 108
Salmon roe 493 2,562 4,742 86 2,979 125
Pollock roe 1,509 1,813 10,548 97 1,756 97
Herring roe 339 1,661 1,154 139 1,852 72
Surimi-based products 8,855 482 67,929 96 506 103
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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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