Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, March 2002
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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 174,268 777 485,858 96 770 97
Fresh, total 69,236 844 199,957 98 828 96
Frozen, total 48,135 746 129,588 95 754 94
Processed, total 54,945 730 151,039 96 716 100
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 703 3,517 1,799 104 3,664 94
Bigeye tuna 992 1,309 2,850 90 1,254 102
Yellowfin tuna 2,116 1,022 5,067 84 1,080 112
Skipjack 1,975 661 3,177 129 580 89
Salmon 1,807 648 4,786 110 640 84
Sardine 1,133 581 4,009 49 515 160
Jack mackerel 4,151 495 10,451 96 483 99
Mackerel 4,200 370 13,965 119 354 83
Saury 874 338 2,506 135 338 69
Yellowtail, wild 2,426 610 6,367 113 662 87
Yellowtail, cultured 5,880 778 18,723 117 760 76
Flounder 1,629 910 4,419 103 904 99
Cod 817 643 4,358 87 663 108
Red snapper 3,034 1,108 7,964 94 1,121 97
Spanish mackerel 3,059 563 7,894 83 489 107
Crab 1,584 1,467 3,987 124 1,554 95
Squid, common 2,205 564 10,973 100 389 103
Scallop, with shell 1,248 455 3,177 136 434 84
Oyster, without shell 1,021 691 5,983 87 796 99
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,816 2,417 4,772 105 2,433 86
Bigeye tuna 4,591 855 11,660 116 869 83
Yellowfin 1,796 670 4,583 110 693 94
Salmon* 5,706 406 16,556 97 396 76
Pink salmon 1,219 427 3,746 98 411 83
Mackerel 1,552 311 4,400 73 306 119
Sole 1,925 516 5,914 80 492 105
Shrimp, imports 3,689 1,372 10,210 101 1,329 86
Squid, common 1,501 258 3,785 81 247 99
Octopus 2,970 708 7,606 81 718 129
Surimi 1,149 303 4,396 82 301 108
Salted:
Salmon 3,299 614 9,038 82 614 89
Pink salmon 506 433 1,306 87 437 108
Salmon roe 769 3,090 2,087 114 3,184 92
Pollock roe 1,079 2,429 2,825 95 2,424 100
Herring roe 156 1,715 343 80 2,034 114
Surimi-based products 8,133 502 25,333 90 501 102
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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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