Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, May 2002
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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 174,889 765 837,480 99 773 98
Fresh, total 69,312 803 338,090 99 832 98
Frozen, total 48,845 749 228,597 99 755 94
Processed, total 54,825 742 261,454 99 723 99
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 814 2,945 3,311 106 3,463 96
Bigeye tuna 890 1,216 4,678 92 1,264 100
Yellowfin tuna 2,515 852 9,751 90 1,009 104
Skipjack 3,155 745 9,284 102 696 100
Salmon 2,179 671 8,962 118 649 84
Sardine 1,434 438 6,851 53 484 150
Jack mackerel 4,989 466 20,174 92 479 103
Mackerel 3,364 331 21,379 111 344 89
Saury 829 337 4,213 139 339 69
Yellowtail, wild 2,096 603 10,570 105 648 94
Yellowtail, cultured 3,648 890 26,678 115 792 79
Flounder 2,127 746 8,551 101 844 102
Cod 478 591 5,414 90 650 107
Red snapper 3,398 959 14,845 100 1,063 94
Spanish mackerel 2,336 514 12,326 75 530 116
Crab 1,417 1,361 6,588 119 1,521 97
Squid, common 3,089 393 15,267 99 407 105
Scallop, with shell 1,129 493 5,500 131 455 90
Oyster, without shell 77 688 6,314 87 798 101
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,811 2,416 8,460 109 2,421 84
Bigeye tuna 4,765 817 21,356 116 849 84
Yellowfin 1,736 687 8,128 105 691 95
Salmon* 7,492 366 29,973 117 386 73
Pink salmon 1,450 417 6,458 107 416 82
Mackerel 1,594 304 7,549 83 309 115
Sole 2,124 527 10,148 81 505 107
Shrimp, imports 3,373 1,363 17,415 101 1,355 89
Squid, common 1,784 293 7,809 90 265 102
Octopus 3,044 722 14,618 84 717 128
Surimi 1,392 311 7,353 83 303 110
Salted:
Salmon 3,973 619 16,457 94 614 87
Pink salmon 441 460 2,244 96 441 103
Salmon roe 741 3,096 3,545 120 3,152 89
Pollock roe 1,148 2,339 5,182 100 2,379 99
Herring roe 106 1,985 566 78 2,028 111
Surimi-based products 8,106 487 41,577 92 496 101
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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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