Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, March 2001
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March January - March
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 186,264 804 503,808 95 795 99
Fresh, total 72,818 868 202,974 92 863 103
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 682 3,830 1,730 109 3,903 104
Bigeye tuna 1,163 1,256 3,193 94 1,232 96
Yellowfin tuna 2,519 986 6,062 94 963 99
Other tuna 1,908 633 4,808 92 741 97
Skipjack 1,289 885 2,466 60 655 102
Salmon 1,667 776 4,338 104 766 89
Sardine 2,575 333 8,214 77 322 116
Jack mackerel 5,025 439 10,920 84 489 108
Mackerel 4,144 431 11,720 77 424 108
Saury 648 491 1,850 129 491 90
Yellowtail, wild 1,942 773 5,790 90 765 98
Yellowtail, cultured 5,164 970 15,571 106 998 87
Flounder, live/fresh 632 2,182 1,788 89 2,201 103
Flounder, live 355 2,382 980 87 2,426 103
Sole 1,623 911 4,306 89 911 106
Cod 1,028 606 4,975 92 616 104
Croaker 133 433 366 102 385 98
Conger-Pike 154 849 356 111 734 94
Cuttlefish 598 1,034 1,936 79 875 125
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,017 1,156 8,217 75 1,155 136
Red snapper, live 1,618 1,054 4,552 71 1,089 139
Other snapper 689 855 1,544 123 883 89
Spanish mackerel 3,945 484 9,457 88 457 101
Tiger Prawn 145 5,289 424 93 4,719 109
Shrimp 556 1,930 1,363 95 1,821 102
Crab 1,099 1,660 3,228 98 1,639 96
Squid, common 2,061 552 10,975 130 376 76
Cuttlefish 517 604 1,042 105 611 98
Other squid 1,014 1,169 2,963 87 991 99
Eel 244 1,228 579 92 1,248 105
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,410 442 5,203 93 452 98
Scallop, with shell 1,018 492 2,328 86 519 111
Oyster, without shell 1,389 684 6,915 96 802 94
Bloody clam, with shell 640 897 1,540 93 957 111
Freshwater clam, with shell 967 467 2,697 85 470 107
Frozen, total 52,124 795 136,409 96 798 97
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,782 2,849 4,565 101 2,825 99
Bigeye tuna 3,987 1,042 10,017 93 1,046 92
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,232 1,154 3,445 89 1,152 92
Yellowfin 1,670 745 4,173 143 740 76
Billfish 643 771 1,666 88 759 97
Salmon* 5,710 546 16,989 134 519 85
Salmon*, imports 3,826 541 11,978 133 521 81
Pink salmon 1,544 511 3,824 140 496 78
Herring 865 172 2,448 57 158 127
Jack mackerel 306 290 860 69 301 98
Mackerel 1,864 279 6,005 140 257 85
Saury 738 381 1,857 156 360 75
Sole 2,847 470 7,390 89 467 101
Cod 551 582 2,097 104 518 98
Sea bream 253 587 613 94 597 96
Spanish mackerel 591 500 1,342 98 485 107
Shrimp, domestic 754 1,529 1,892 76 1,539 112
Shrimp, imports 3,836 1,500 10,089 93 1,549 103
Squid, common 1,952 250 4,503 111 250 91
Cuttlefish 970 744 2,197 86 760 105
Other squid 2,102 590 5,276 84 585 104
Octopus 4,208 564 9,361 84 555 124
Surimi 1,587 282 5,175 97 280 91
Processed, total 58,892 747 158,657 98 717 97
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,165 713 3,965 82 694 120
Jack mackerel 2,087 559 5,656 94 546 99
Mackerel 427 520 1,125 102 512 97
Saury 668 545 1,758 99 542 97
Salted:
Salmon 3,695 725 10,986 111 689 92
Pink salmon 599 394 1,493 137 405 90
Mackerel 1,252 456 3,477 89 437 100
Salmon roe 735 3,511 1,829 72 3,479 102
Pollock roe 1,175 2,398 3,033 74 2,415 117
Herring roe 176 1,872 429 64 1,778 96
Surimi-based products 9,488 488 28,262 94 491 100
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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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