Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, May 2005
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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 153,843 735 765,147 94 753 102
Fresh:
Fresh, total 66,741 724 314,513 96 790 99
Bluefin tuna 998 2,498 4,534 94 2,789 100
Bigeye tuna 916 1,058 4,307 96 1,141 99
Yellowfin tuna 2,167 767 7,784 95 930 97
Skipjack 3,955 520 10,730 108 551 83
Salmon* 1,583 796 6,962 101 758 97
Sardine 1,557 335 4,747 85 445 104
Jack mackerel 6,082 368 22,358 101 403 98
Mackerel 3,239 310 18,532 111 356 89
Saury 708 267 4,105 75 273 120
Yellowtail, cultured 3,387 806 24,426 99 787 93
Flounder 2,019 656 7,541 92 798 105
Cod 550 511 6,572 107 572 99
Red snapper 3,999 732 18,412 94 787 106
Spanish mackerel 2,240 480 10,578 96 540 97
Crab 1,381 1,011 5,273 93 1,369 94
Squid, common 3,371 397 13,290 85 481 115
Scallop, with shell 817 506 4,122 74 520 119
Oyster, without shell 74 694 5,212 87 795 101
Frozen:
Frozen, total 36,748 805 195,009 93 775 104
Bluefin tuna 1,681 2,333 8,066 98 2,318 99
Albacore 83 967 325 86 1,010 101
Bigeye tuna 3,790 810 18,653 103 815 88
Yellowfin 1,629 667 7,561 103 674 94
Salmon* 4,457 569 24,912 93 527 108
Pink salmon 875 615 4,344 84 589 111
Mackerel 1,385 434 9,449 103 390 122
Sole 1,843 598 10,215 99 595 101
Shrimp, imports 3,161 1,142 16,801 99 1,124 98
Squid, common 924 351 4,571 79 366 130
Octopus 1,899 825 9,319 93 826 98
Surimi 1,095 310 6,242 110 295 110
Processed, total 47,597 712 243,307 93 701 104
Salted:
Salmon* 3,253 684 14,805 102 659 97
Pink salmon 313 608 1,807 93 579 107
Salmon roe 571 2,232 3,287 87 2,310 102
Pollock roe 993 2,159 5,189 94 2,175 102
Herring roe 174 1,023 624 107 1,366 81
Surimi-based products 7,073 471 39,153 95 465 100
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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.
* = excluding pink salmon
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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