Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, March 1997
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March March -February
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 191,798 876 529,535 101 847 102
Fresh, total 75,821 926 222,966 102 877 99
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 663 2,847 1,645 132 2,923 95
Bigeye tuna 1,268 1,335 3,687 106 1,301 90
Yellowfin tuna 2,457 1,062 6,109 105 1,032 90
Other tuna 2,247 713 5,278 116 751 91
Skipjack 2,111 757 2,825 146 752 93
Salmon 1,454 948 3,852 104 950 107
Sardine 3,447 285 9,076 105 305 104
Jack mackerel 5,943 426 12,664 102 495 96
Mackerel 4,285 417 28,711 139 244 82
Saury 385 629 1,293 57 611 207
Yellowtail, wild 1,641 833 4,466 98 924 114
Yellowtail, cultured 4,939 1,153 15,123 77 1,168 136
Flounder, live/fresh 768 2,399 2,174 93 2,426 104
Flounder, live 298 2,326 734 - 2,356 -
Sole 1,997 959 5,122 107 975 95
Cod 1,308 430 6,456 100 455 97
Croaker 349 410 787 78 421 122
Cuttlefish 503 1,042 2,173 82 769 102
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,133 1,229 8,423 100 1,222 102
Red snapper, live 1,753 1,175 4,359 - 1,173 -
Spanish mackerel 2,482 924 6,326 78 874 120
Tiger Prawn 148 6,149 410 115 5,881 83
Shrimp 583 2,143 1,421 90 2,010 105
Crab 1,226 1,871 3,269 110 1,912 96
Squid, common 1,684 660 9,139 142 470 78
Cuttlefish 369 919 908 97 881 99
Other squid 1,263 1,185 3,096 84 1,150 102
Eel 210 2,424 566 91 2,358 120
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,390 455 5,357 110 448 95
Scallop, with shell 1,368 377 3,178 117 428 73
Oyster, without shell 1,057 828 5,556 92 1,004 106
Bloody clam, with shell 730 971 1,846 97 1,018 107
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,077 471 3,034 99 460 100
Frozen, total 51,605 934 132,795 93 930 110
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,773 3,079 4,793 93 2,967 108
Bigeye tuna 3,918 1,224 10,094 97 1,263 106
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,254 1,371 3,378 - 1,413 -
Yellowfin 1,563 888 3,971 84 909 112
Billfish 872 841 2,301 81 845 126
Salmon* 4,584 648 11,352 100 644 125
Salmon*, imports 3,359 692 8,504 - 682 -
Pink salmon 1,018 629 2,229 120 613 118
Herring 674 160 2,017 127 175 101
Jack mackerel 566 419 1,187 73 394 168
Mackerel 1,349 462 4,242 63 436 152
Saury 283 550 1,004 45 528 227
Sole 2,242 535 5,969 80 536 113
Cod 531 598 1,798 91 538 89
Sea bream 362 588 846 62 618 112
Spanish mackerel 629 597 1,609 89 635 106
Shrimp, domestic 833 1,611 2,225 96 1,562 96
Shrimp, imports 4,126 1,563 11,694 84 1,555 107
Squid, common 2,226 323 4,748 86 329 93
Cuttlefish 1,239 912 3,578 101 794 95
Other squid 2,475 691 6,354 100 674 104
Octopus 3,074 941 6,566 78 932 132
Surimi 2,580 340 6,220 106 346 107
Processed, total 62,460 781 168,896 99 753 100
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,378 769 4,949 93 741 101
Jack mackerel 2,567 575 6,969 109 572 101
Mackerel 392 627 1,026 100 632 129
Saury 793 565 2,124 83 566 125
Salted:
Salmon 4,202 706 10,454 96 726 122
Pink salmon 434 414 940 83 428 131
Mackerel 1,350 585 3,590 88 586 133
Salmon roe 949 2,364 2,404 78 2,350 103
Pollock roe 1,805 1,783 4,424 90 1,803 98
Herring roe 184 1,925 330 84 2,500 69
Surimi-based products 10,742 484 33,052 95 483 101
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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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