Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, March 2003
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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 173,806 759 473,349 97 756 98
Fresh, total 68,530 810 196,061 98 799 96
Frozen, total 48,717 742 122,399 94 766 102
Processed, total 54,310 721 149,043 99 702 98
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 658 3,383 1,812 101 3,412 93
Bigeye tuna 921 1,264 2,539 89 1,233 98
Yellowfin tuna 1,864 1,044 5,152 102 963 89
Skipjack 3,164 440 4,862 153 423 73
Salmon* 1,456 777 3,877 81 784 123
Sardine 1,198 434 2,916 73 486 94
Jack mackerel 4,604 444 13,568 130 378 78
Mackerel 3,559 399 12,538 90 383 108
Saury 840 341 2,246 90 346 102
Yellowtail, wild 2,070 695 6,323 99 700 106
Yellowtail, cultured 5,752 799 17,450 93 809 106
Flounder 1,638 848 4,338 98 845 93
Cod 990 629 4,424 102 637 96
Red snapper 4,067 786 10,199 128 810 72
Spanish mackerel 2,885 526 7,429 94 505 103
Crab 1,040 1,613 3,227 81 1,617 104
Squid, common 1,791 575 9,398 86 409 105
Scallop, with shell 1,120 473 3,056 96 451 104
Oyster, without shell 1,170 727 5,455 91 889 112
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,928 2,307 5,198 109 2,255 93
Bigeye tuna 4,260 860 11,291 97 880 101
Yellowfin 1,269 736 3,305 72 755 109
Salmon* 5,911 481 14,326 87 508 128
Pink salmon 1,365 493 3,466 93 494 120
Mackerel 2,103 285 4,901 111 313 102
Sole 2,199 563 6,244 106 544 111
Shrimp, imports 3,632 1,208 9,611 94 1,214 91
Squid, common 1,914 285 3,793 100 293 119
Octopus 2,152 836 5,099 67 851 119
Surimi 1,389 295 3,971 90 301 100
Salted:
Salmon* 3,105 682 8,596 95 691 112
Pink salmon 488 459 1,253 96 485 111
Salmon roe 837 2,739 1,894 91 2,615 82
Pollock roe 1,212 2,182 3,071 109 2,203 91
Herring roe 82 2,024 266 78 2,215 109
Surimi-based products 8,493 464 24,933 98 483 96
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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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