Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, March 2006
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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 153,715 797 425,103 95 776 103
Fresh:
Fresh, total 62,225 853 178,794 98 831 102
Bluefin tuna 682 3,757 2,016 81 3,501 120
Bigeye tuna 863 1,271 2,214 90 1,267 110
Yellowfin tuna 1,465 1,088 3,938 97 1,066 111
Skipjack 1,497 719 2,439 73 620 113
Salmon* 1,327 893 3,488 90 862 118
Sardine 1,419 318 3,600 178 355 66
Jack mackerel 5,034 382 11,629 111 384 86
Mackerel 3,296 400 11,514 97 357 97
Saury 1,066 220 2,814 111 224 81
Yellowtail, cultured 5,172 850 16,740 98 786 101
Flounder 1,566 854 4,521 122 813 92
Cod 1,293 615 6,468 123 561 96
Red snapper 3,941 856 10,151 100 834 103
Spanish mackerel 2,925 504 5,929 93 534 102
Crab 759 1,816 2,909 100 1,508 99
Squid, common 1,048 737 6,258 81 502 99
Scallop, with shell 1,016 491 2,458 105 506 96
Oyster, without shell 1,054 719 5,397 109 838 105
Frozen:
Frozen, total 40,335 807 106,661 93 785 103
Bluefin tuna 1,779 2,499 4,401 96 2,394 104
Albacore 80 896 194 116 903 86
Bigeye tuna 3,779 832 9,983 95 818 99
Yellowfin 1,876 651 4,883 117 636 93
Salmon* 5,923 587 16,020 111 570 114
Pink salmon 1,050 664 2,282 88 669 118
Mackerel 1,480 509 3,820 60 502 136
Sole 2,010 643 5,445 87 625 105
Shrimp, imports 3,369 1,202 8,597 87 1,195 108
Squid, common 1,535 343 2,972 126 351 96
Octopus 1,870 816 5,036 95 813 99
Surimi 1,509 311 3,797 97 326 113
Processed, total 48,559 734 133,141 93 708 102
Salted:
Salmon* 3,073 713 8,133 99 719 112
Pink salmon 308 646 857 79 646 113
Salmon roe 791 2,301 1,932 96 2,279 99
Pollock roe 1,231 2,004 3,019 102 2,028 93
Herring roe 175 1,210 495 197 1,183 64
Surimi-based products 7,242 489 22,602 92 486 104
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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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