Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, May 2001
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May January - May
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 173,748 779 848,638 96 792 99
Fresh, total 72,954 792 341,375 92 846 103
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 769 2,984 3,122 83 3,615 125
Bigeye tuna 972 1,255 5,121 92 1,267 101
Yellowfin tuna 2,710 876 10,880 94 969 100
Other tuna 1,417 655 7,546 97 722 102
Skipjack 4,215 599 9,083 62 697 136
Salmon 1,699 779 7,618 102 769 88
Sardine 2,333 318 12,897 73 323 117
Jack mackerel 5,864 453 21,842 85 467 110
Mackerel 4,106 284 19,278 87 385 99
Saury 631 478 3,038 129 488 88
Yellowtail, wild 2,044 597 10,333 101 695 90
Yellowtail, cultured 3,461 1,051 22,789 109 1,007 85
Flounder, live/fresh 738 1,764 3,145 88 2,042 105
Flounder, live 383 2,006 1,708 90 2,270 102
Sole 2,310 682 8,491 91 829 105
Cod 485 572 6,004 92 610 104
Croaker 173 340 719 103 382 102
Conger-Pike 347 1,288 915 118 1,012 91
Cuttlefish 413 1,102 2,832 74 920 119
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,313 1,081 14,651 78 1,130 131
Red snapper, live 1,580 1,121 7,747 73 1,116 138
Other snapper 728 690 2,903 119 824 84
Spanish mackerel 3,655 427 16,434 90 458 104
Tiger Prawn 174 4,710 745 98 4,807 103
Shrimp 592 1,743 2,529 98 1,811 101
Crab 1,211 1,386 5,550 98 1,570 96
Squid, common 3,074 362 15,430 118 386 76
Cuttlefish 352 580 1,720 109 616 99
Other squid 1,099 1,185 5,257 83 1,058 99
Eel 286 1,233 1,110 94 1,239 105
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,784 446 10,558 91 448 97
Scallop, with shell 959 489 4,212 90 507 109
Oyster, without shell 90 607 7,223 97 794 93
Bloody clam, with shell 589 955 2,733 89 929 117
Freshwater clam, with shell 851 472 4,342 86 470 107
Frozen, total 44,884 817 230,669 99 801 96
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,615 2,912 7,826 101 2,876 100
Bigeye tuna 4,307 934 18,455 98 1,010 91
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,329 1,034 6,058 89 1,117 91
Yellowfin 1,784 706 7,732 142 726 78
Billfish 614 791 2,921 88 768 98
Salmon* 4,168 540 25,666 134 527 86
Salmon*, imports 2,992 542 18,320 130 527 82
Pink salmon 884 589 6,032 142 509 77
Herring 588 178 4,291 66 158 125
Jack mackerel 329 252 1,529 71 272 95
Mackerel 1,272 305 9,077 124 269 91
Saury 382 428 2,698 151 373 76
Sole 2,449 478 12,580 96 473 100
Cod 484 634 3,037 103 550 98
Sea bream 219 554 1,143 124 553 85
Spanish mackerel 424 502 2,292 89 487 106
Shrimp, domestic 723 1,500 3,416 80 1,524 108
Shrimp, imports 3,448 1,466 17,273 94 1,527 101
Squid, common 1,466 297 8,408 119 260 96
Cuttlefish 885 691 4,105 88 734 104
Other squid 2,409 556 10,491 93 555 99
Octopus 3,891 562 17,314 83 562 125
Surimi 1,683 271 8,733 101 276 90
Processed, total 53,769 743 266,578 97 726 97
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,121 890 6,144 82 744 118
Jack mackerel 1,971 583 9,624 91 557 101
Mackerel 398 485 1,950 105 503 95
Saury 630 559 3,021 102 545 96
Salted:
Salmon 3,333 724 17,557 101 703 97
Pink salmon 448 461 2,349 117 427 102
Mackerel 1,245 482 5,909 87 456 102
Salmon roe 531 3,594 2,950 73 3,537 103
Pollock roe 904 2,465 5,236 80 2,405 112
Herring roe 147 1,859 724 68 1,828 106
Surimi-based products 8,676 486 45,201 95 490 99
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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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