Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, June 1997
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June January - June
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 176,868 839 1,076,385 98 855 102
Fresh, total 77,294 794 451,436 101 870 99
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 931 2,388 4,573 102 2,687 104
Bigeye tuna 1,131 1,218 7,168 105 1,294 100
Yellowfin tuna 2,148 965 12,868 98 1,046 99
Other tuna 2,207 651 10,023 119 718 98
Skipjack 5,608 368 18,667 142 521 73
Salmon 1,598 999 8,638 101 966 107
Sardine 4,490 238 20,807 114 286 94
Jack mackerel 6,775 422 34,126 104 444 95
Mackerel 3,360 344 38,573 112 281 102
Saury 370 639 2,431 51 622 211
Yellowtail, wild 1,457 748 8,935 100 879 112
Yellowtail, cultured 2,643 1,349 25,142 80 1,203 125
Flounder, live/fresh 911 1,711 4,612 92 2,180 102
Flounder, live 333 1,868 1,641 - 2,195 -
Sole 1,891 877 11,938 103 900 97
Cod 441 510 8,257 100 459 99
Croaker 191 371 1,625 89 401 112
Cuttlefish 527 1,052 3,952 69 907 119
Red snapper, live/fresh 2,596 1,202 17,397 102 1,208 99
Red snapper, live 1,368 1,192 9,038 - 1,179 -
Spanish mackerel 1,235 928 11,557 74 920 131
Tiger Prawn 137 6,055 857 108 6,084 88
Shrimp 642 1,713 3,234 95 1,956 103
Crab 1,209 1,632 7,050 114 1,797 94
Squid, common 7,609 272 23,534 138 389 80
Cuttlefish 196 645 1,755 94 807 101
Other squid 1,189 1,251 7,171 92 1,184 100
Eel 311 2,210 1,385 93 2,334 109
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,438 435 13,509 110 446 98
Scallop, with shell 872 493 6,018 106 455 78
Oyster, without shell 52 628 5,812 91 991 106
Bloody clam, with shell 607 975 3,812 93 1,017 116
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,030 475 6,182 97 467 103
Frozen, total 39,124 963 264,444 90 949 108
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,334 3,350 9,037 92 3,126 108
Bigeye tuna 3,544 1,177 21,710 96 1,223 104
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,233 1,314 7,389 - 1,368 -
Yellowfin 1,336 840 8,532 90 877 104
Billfish 836 865 5,003 85 851 119
Salmon* 3,567 610 22,585 91 637 116
Salmon*, imports 2,606 629 17,059 - 665 -
Pink salmon 650 649 4,175 98 624 115
Herring 370 201 4,260 164 167 93
Jack mackerel 311 391 2,382 88 377 146
Mackerel 1,143 465 7,668 69 459 149
Saury 315 496 2,064 49 506 203
Sole 1,945 533 12,391 86 530 106
Cod 496 560 3,163 84 567 89
Sea bream 250 647 1,791 68 621 109
Spanish mackerel 445 676 3,195 88 678 110
Shrimp, domestic 700 1,919 4,425 90 1,726 101
Shrimp, imports 3,311 1,643 23,710 84 1,623 110
Squid, common 1,138 350 9,070 82 342 92
Cuttlefish 1,349 753 7,777 100 806 99
Other squid 2,002 680 13,135 90 696 101
Octopus 2,286 900 14,471 71 926 118
Surimi 1,442 388 11,259 99 357 110
Processed, total 58,614 823 350,016 98 777 101
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,628 1,018 9,507 97 838 100
Jack mackerel 2,447 574 14,880 110 574 102
Mackerel 318 669 2,077 100 645 126
Saury 690 602 4,381 82 572 124
Salted:
Salmon 5,182 823 23,846 95 762 118
Pink salmon 352 463 2,020 84 443 127
Mackerel 1,325 538 7,907 95 565 120
Salmon roe 697 2,483 4,631 79 2,404 95
Pollock roe 1,433 1,872 9,459 87 1,793 99
Herring roe 99 2,825 639 85 2,619 70
Surimi-based products 9,072 503 62,371 94 489 102
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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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