Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, March 2005
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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 163,239 767 447,082 93 756 103
Fresh:
Fresh, total 64,836 808 182,577 92 813 102
Bluefin tuna 898 2,917 2,504 86 2,910 104
Bigeye tuna 902 1,208 2,471 99 1,148 97
Yellowfin tuna 1,480 1,051 4,050 93 964 96
Skipjack 2,284 568 3,337 102 546 90
Salmon* 1,581 672 3,859 102 732 93
Sardine 866 505 2,025 67 535 115
Jack mackerel 3,959 448 10,504 91 444 104
Mackerel 3,800 385 11,830 105 370 91
Saury 911 268 2,545 77 278 120
Yellowtail, cultured 5,140 792 17,013 97 779 95
Flounder 1,475 878 3,710 84 889 108
Cod 1,254 540 5,250 107 586 97
Red snapper 3,870 807 10,137 91 809 108
Spanish mackerel 3,157 494 6,346 82 521 104
Crab 784 1,754 2,923 81 1,525 101
Squid, common 1,892 606 7,768 67 506 128
Scallop, with shell 958 502 2,345 70 528 123
Oyster, without shell 1,093 687 4,963 87 799 101
Frozen:
Frozen, total 42,765 773 115,264 94 759 104
Bluefin tuna 1,936 2,251 4,600 101 2,291 98
Albacore 56 1,017 167 82 1,051 100
Bigeye tuna 4,109 807 10,560 103 822 86
Yellowfin 1,739 666 4,191 103 682 94
Salmon* 5,687 495 14,456 95 502 105
Pink salmon 1,078 580 2,592 87 569 110
Mackerel 1,833 410 6,350 124 368 117
Sole 2,326 595 6,238 101 594 103
Shrimp, imports 3,524 1,103 9,935 102 1,105 96
Squid, common 980 381 2,367 79 365 138
Octopus 2,107 826 5,295 96 825 101
Surimi 1,310 295 3,927 112 289 107
Processed, total 52,914 730 142,475 93 694 104
Salted:
Salmon* 3,148 653 8,228 103 644 95
Pink salmon 422 570 1,080 95 572 105
Salmon roe 884 2,358 2,009 90 2,310 105
Pollock roe 1,155 2,222 2,968 91 2,189 107
Herring roe 93 1,558 251 79 1,843 108
Surimi-based products 7,934 461 24,504 96 466 99
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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.
* = excluding pink salmon
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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