Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, June 1998
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June January-June, 1998
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 178,059 824 1,077,261 100 826 97
Fresh, total 73,943 822 451,962 100 831 96
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 890 2,401 4,307 94 2,654 99
Bigeye tuna 1,062 1,354 7,204 101 1,364 105
Yellowfin tuna 2,313 941 12,485 97 1,024 98
Other tuna 1,371 795 7,901 79 765 107
Skipjack 4,616 417 15,155 81 617 118
Salmon 1,679 976 8,545 99 938 97
Sardine 4,280 299 21,376 103 311 109
Jack mackerel 6,462 401 35,485 104 400 90
Mackerel 3,878 315 38,528 100 282 100
Saury 1,141 282 6,785 279 279 45
Yellowtail, wild 1,043 909 9,042 101 902 103
Yellowtail, cultured 3,257 1,144 26,605 106 1,085 90
Flounder, live/fresh 994 1,550 4,884 106 1,870 86
Flounder, live 487 1,774 2,579 - 2,092 -
Sole 1,694 889 11,719 98 838 93
Cod 499 501 7,583 92 475 103
Croaker 237 356 1,328 82 430 107
Cuttlefish 657 915 4,256 108 824 91
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,027 969 19,565 112 1,014 84
Red snapper, live 1,752 912 11,172 - 959 -
Spanish mackerel 1,995 635 18,647 161 579 63
Tiger Prawn 153 5,188 972 113 4,959 82
Shrimp 630 1,675 3,145 97 1,914 98
Crab 1,294 1,513 6,996 99 1,669 93
Squid, common 3,806 492 16,074 68 525 135
Cuttlefish 189 615 1,779 101 701 87
Other squid 1,376 1,250 8,496 118 1,084 92
Eel 317 2,123 1,386 100 1,970 84
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,123 480 13,131 97 462 104
Scallop, with shell 1,005 450 5,845 97 482 106
Oyster, without shell 62 705 5,825 100 911 92
Bloody clam, with shell 582 935 3,546 93 857 84
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,122 448 6,367 103 457 98
Frozen, total 42,826 914 262,174 99 902 95
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,807 2,621 10,477 116 2,642 85
Bigeye tuna 4,403 922 25,062 115 1,000 82
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,487 1,034 8,562 - 1,118 -
Yellowfin 1,501 746 8,659 101 780 89
Billfish 1,028 679 5,416 108 737 87
Salmon* 4,465 643 24,760 110 613 96
Salmon*, imports 3,462 642 19,661 - 614 -
Pink salmon 962 612 6,215 149 578 93
Herring 201 222 3,439 81 169 101
Jack mackerel 464 299 2,542 107 307 81
Mackerel 1,226 437 8,217 107 438 95
Saury 663 233 3,861 187 235 46
Sole 1,996 514 12,893 104 500 94
Cod 474 596 3,608 114 512 90
Sea bream 186 666 1,514 85 638 103
Spanish mackerel 486 607 2,853 89 624 92
Shrimp, domestic 660 1,804 4,012 91 1,714 99
Shrimp, imports 3,663 1,736 21,067 89 1,789 110
Squid, common 1,379 318 9,814 108 284 83
Cuttlefish 921 918 5,748 74 889 110
Other squid 2,221 636 11,719 89 690 99
Octopus 2,374 804 14,944 103 796 86
Surimi 1,228 339 8,056 72 345 97
Processed, total 59,499 771 351,538 100 775 100
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,397 917 8,877 93 782 93
Jack mackerel 2,341 553 13,705 92 556 97
Mackerel 333 674 2,074 100 655 102
Saury 818 503 4,982 114 492 86
Salted:
Salmon 5,017 786 22,936 96 747 98
Pink salmon 402 497 1,815 90 500 113
Mackerel 1,320 592 7,319 93 611 108
Salmon roe 501 2,993 4,248 92 3,028 126
Pollock roe 1,504 1,772 9,039 96 1,747 97
Herring roe 120 1,943 815 128 1,931 74
Surimi-based products 9,537 497 59,074 95 510 104
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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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