Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, March 1998
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March January - March, 1998
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 194,636 842 530,274 100 827 98
Fresh, total 78,809 858 224,315 101 841 96
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 745 2.357 1,584 96 2,793 96
Bigeye tuna 1,376 1,317 3,825 104 1,371 105
Yellowfin tuna 2,345 984 5,875 96 1,009 98
Other tuna 1,716 706 3,770 71 796 106
Skipjack 1,999 748 2,849 101 712 95
Salmon 1,402 931 3,889 101 909 96
Sardine 3,294 358 10,271 113 325 107
Jack mackerel 5,378 474 12,905 102 478 97
Mackerel 6,456 306 25,274 88 282 116
Saury 1,261 281 3,451 267 280 46
Yellowtail, wild 1,777 854 5,013 112 943 102
Yellowtail, cultured 5,203 1,036 15,490 102 1,086 93
Flounder, live/fresh 825 2,006 2,251 104 2,110 87
Flounder, live 461 2,171 1,218 - 2,328 -
Sole 1,980 908 5,200 102 924 95
Cod 1,138 476 5,992 93 467 103
Croaker 196 523 539 68 468 111
Cuttlefish 776 824 2,327 107 749 97
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,516 1,038 9,410 112 1,056 86
Red snapper, live 2,058 979 5,552 - 996 -
Spanish mackerel 3,971 600 9,659 153 562 64
Tiger Prawn 173 4,914 447 109 5,120 87
Shrimp 548 2,183 1,338 94 2,062 103
Crab 1,176 1,724 3,070 94 1,858 97
Squid, common 2,173 617 8,429 92 509 108
Cuttlefish 409 782 945 104 761 86
Other squid 1,614 1,047 4,344 140 965 84
Eel 242 1,899 594 105 1,804 77
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,394 458 5,550 104 450 100
Scallop, with shell 1,059 485 2,731 86 506 118
Oyster, without shell 1,018 760 5,548 100 920 92
Bloody clam, with shell 648 789 1,720 93 827 81
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,082 458 3,086 102 463 101
Frozen, total 50,043 889 129,149 97 894 96
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,928 2,644 4,829 101 2,694 91
Bigeye tuna 4,530 995 11,393 113 1,060 84
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,558 1,110 3,910 - 1,183 -
Yellowfin 1,500 784 3,982 100 796 88
Billfish 997 782 2,493 108 774 92
Salmon* 4,674 585 12,191 107 587 91
Salmon*, imports 3,655 591 9,613 - 593 -
Pink salmon 1,352 569 3,215 144 553 90
Herring 965 170 2,307 114 169 97
Jack mackerel 454 362 1,116 94 355 90
Mackerel 1,696 423 4,312 102 427 98
Saury 687 249 2,030 202 243 46
Sole 2,196 511 6,698 112 489 91
Cod 623 508 2,198 122 474 88
Sea bream 279 658 765 90 648 105
Spanish mackerel 528 604 1,389 86 634 100
Shrimp, domestic 771 1,736 1,960 88 1,689 108
Shrimp, imports 3,834 1,769 10,404 89 1,805 116
Squid, common 1,900 277 4,459 94 277 84
Cuttlefish 1,192 846 2,805 78 858 108
Other squid 2,104 727 5,304 83 690 102
Octopus 3,290 780 6,993 107 791 85
Surimi 1,494 354 4,288 69 355 103
Processed, total 63,568 797 171,277 101 770 102
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,415 786 4,815 97 715 96
Jack mackerel 2,387 563 6,626 95 555 97
Mackerel 383 643 1,019 99 649 103
Saury 905 493 2,439 115 490 87
Salted:
Salmon 3,782 725 9,950 95 743 102
Pink salmon 276 536 811 86 507 118
Mackerel 1,246 620 3,410 95 610 104
Salmon roe 879 3,071 2,189 91 2,939 125
Pollock roe 1,616 1,761 4,360 99 1,740 97
Herring roe 212 1,772 498 151 1,804 72
Surimi-based products 10,217 510 30,736 93 516 107
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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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