Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, May 2003
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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 171,725 728 812,815 97 749 97
Fresh, total 71,086 735 333,780 100 783 94
Frozen, total 44,845 773 212,244 93 767 102
Processed, total 53,728 691 256,695 98 701 97
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 894 2,684 3,413 103 3,204 93
Bigeye tuna 967 1,132 4,393 94 1,205 95
Yellowfin tuna 23,314 834 9,343 96 933 92
Skipjack 5,261 448 14,220 153 471 68
Salmon* 1,569 829 6,927 77 796 123
Sardine 1,322 414 5,389 79 458 95
Jack mackerel 5,864 378 24,774 123 383 80
Mackerel 3,312 307 19,384 91 366 106
Saury 725 329 3,909 93 330 97
Yellowtail, wild 1,964 575 10,363 98 668 103
Yellowtail, cultured 3,623 942 25,328 95 841 106
Flounder 2,231 660 8,510 100 776 92
Cod 473 551 5,480 101 622 96
Red snapper 3,983 739 18,328 123 785 74
Spanish mackerel 2,256 522 11,942 97 522 99
Crab 1,181 1,341 5,494 83 1,523 100
Squid, common 2,909 398 14,243 93 419 103
Scallop, with shell 1,158 443 5,439 99 448 98
Oyster, without shell 92 625 5,698 90 880 110
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,853 2,323 8,989 106 2,292 95
Bigeye tuna 4,435 831 20,327 95 859 101
Yellowfin 1,424 697 6,134 75 728 105
Salmon* 5,978 513 26,316 88 506 131
Pink salmon 1,464 467 6,122 95 492 118
Mackerel 1,514 342 8,099 107 321 104
Sole 2,176 580 10,716 106 553 109
Shrimp, imports 3,637 1,210 16,944 97 1,212 89
Squid, common 1,356 298 6,449 83 300 113
Octopus 2,497 855 9,351 64 856 119
Surimi 1,159 285 6,510 88 297 98
Salted:
Salmon* 3,691 704 15,316 93 698 114
Pink salmon 497 466 2,205 98 487 111
Salmon roe 658 2,623 3,286 93 2,603 83
Pollock roe 1,148 2,245 5,369 104 2,226 94
Herring roe 86 1,894 434 77 2,138 105
Surimi-based products 7,891 459 40,885 98 474 95
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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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