Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, June 2000
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June January - June 2000
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 174,925 773 1,061,137 100 794 97
Fresh, total 76,826 731 447,298 100 805 98
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,726 1,688 5,478 110 2,516 106
Bigeye tuna 999 1,064 6,565 98 1,229 95
Yellowfin tuna 2,310 871 13,828 106 950 98
Other tuna 3,531 463 11,363 121 635 89
Skipjack 5,819 292 20,457 141 450 68
Salmon 1,789 891 9,262 104 877 97
Sardine 4,054 290 21,746 94 279 108
Jack mackerel 6,418 358 32,221 101 410 94
Mackerel 3,131 343 26,235 88 382 108
Saury 366 570 2,715 71 555 124
Yellowtail, wild 1,217 860 11,612 121 770 93
Yellowtail, cultured 2,430 1,378 23,206 91 1,211 112
Flounder, live/fresh 846 1,591 4,411 102 1,880 97
Flounder, live 337 1,846 2,241 99 2,159 98
Sole 1,606 802 10,911 99 789 96
Cod 431 523 6,970 103 581 103
Croaker 150 291 851 57 361 110
Conger-Pike 398 1,874 1,175 89 1,368 109
Cuttlefish 599 943 4,441 114 794 98
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,231 883 22,129 102 864 100
Red snapper, live 1,228 891 11,801 96 820 102
Other snapper 562 725 2,992 105 937 100
Spanish mackerel 2,852 368 21,024 93 431 101
Tiger Prawn 128 5,503 889 125 4,770 71
Shrimp 638 1,618 3,226 102 1,759 96
Crab 1,222 1,439 6,905 97 1,597 99
Squid, common 5,023 356 18,113 95 468 97
Cuttlefish 160 575 1,743 87 620 105
Other squid 1,323 1,160 7,677 88 1,082 102
Eel 370 1,185 1,544 124 1,181 54
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,422 460 14,031 110 461 101
Scallop, with shell 743 500 5,418 96 472 96
Oyster, without shell 78 665 7,515 108 848 95
Bloody clam, with shell 726 649 3,834 104 772 84
Freshwater clam, with shell 954 450 6,099 97 442 100
Frozen, total 41,519 868 275,287 104 837 93
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,648 2,837 9,412 88 2,868 109
Bigeye tuna 4,028 955 22,833 106 1,082 94
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,457 1,059 8,274 114 1,196 94
Yellowfin 1,297 770 6,746 79 898 105
Billfish 652 818 3,978 77 789 115
Salmon* 3,462 593 22,594 97 611 83
Salmon*, imports 2,786 594 16,853 92 634 87
Pink salmon 762 611 4,997 70 650 97
Herring 411 188 6,954 115 130 89
Jack mackerel 365 309 2,524 122 289 98
Mackerel 1,407 289 8,715 104 295 77
Saury 255 508 2,040 88 491 128
Sole 2,444 483 15,569 111 474 97
Cod 338 621 3,299 100 566 87
Sea bream 151 606 1,071 84 645 110
Spanish mackerel 452 429 3,019 98 457 98
Shrimp, domestic 743 1,674 5,024 109 1,451 92
Shrimp, imports 3,833 1,514 22,126 107 1,517 98
Squid, common 976 265 8,063 106 270 74
Cuttlefish 924 642 5,585 91 694 89
Other squid 2,119 596 13,397 108 566 92
Octopus 3,586 492 24,335 136 456 67
Surimi 1,391 297 10,057 106 306 92
Processed, total 54,610 757 327,540 99 752 97
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,573 863 9,068 101 670 90
Jack mackerel 2,115 548 12,651 95 552 100
Mackerel 375 509 2,233 113 525 90
Saury 544 589 3,499 83 573 107
Salted:
Salmon 4,335 730 21,715 113 726 79
Pink salmon 378 454 2,382 110 423 76
Mackerel 1,344 442 8,129 102 444 87
Salmon roe 723 3,427 4,769 97 3,433 108
Pollock roe 1,005 2,467 7,543 86 2,189 121
Herring roe 242 2,328 1,309 106 1,832 131
Surimi-based products 8,461 492 55,958 96 494 101
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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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