Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, May 1997
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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 187,471 861 899,517 98 859 103
Fresh, total 79,298 858 374,142 100 885 101
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,232 2,449 3,642 115 2,764 99
Bigeye tuna 1,197 1,222 6,037 102 1,309 99
Yellowfin tuna 2,612 932 10,720 100 1,062 97
Other tuna 1,294 662 7,816 112 737 99
Skipjack 6,379 459 13,059 146 587 74
Salmon 1,692 961 7,040 103 958 107
Sardine 3,713 282 16,317 109 299 100
Jack mackerel 8,176 400 27,352 103 450 97
Mackerel 3,377 355 35,213 114 275 100
Saury 376 619 2,061 52 618 210
Yellowtail, wild 1,491 836 7,479 102 904 113
Yellowtail, cultured 3,407 1,264 22,499 78 1,186 128
Flounder, live/fresh 795 2,038 3,701 91 2,295 103
Flounder, live 295 2,138 1,308 - 2,278 -
Sole 2,408 848 10,047 105 904 96
Cod 555 506 7,816 100 457 98
Croaker 325 373 1,434 89 405 114
Cuttlefish 574 1,184 3,425 77 885 116
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,149 1,178 14,802 100 1,209 101
Red snapper, live 1,571 1,174 7,670 - 1,177 -
Spanish mackerel 2,022 870 10,322 75 920 130
Tiger Prawn 161 6,205 720 110 6,090 87
Shrimp 624 1,899 2,592 93 2,016 104
Crab 1,388 1,621 5,841 116 1,831 94
Squid, common 4,467 373 15,926 142 445 79
Cuttlefish 320 683 1,559 94 828 100
Other squid 1,303 1,287 5,982 92 1,171 100
Eel 273 2,351 1,074 91 2,370 113
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,935 440 11,071 108 449 98
Scallop, with shell 912 504 5,146 106 448 77
Oyster, without shell 53 598 5,759 91 994 106
Bloody clam, with shell 651 1,103 3,205 93 1,025 114
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,094 474 5,152 97 465 102
Frozen, total 44,904 965 225,320 91 946 109
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,361 3,229 7,703 91 3,087 108
Bigeye tuna 3,867 1,190 18,165 97 1,232 104
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,337 1,331 6,155 - 1,378 -
Yellowfin 1,597 844 7,196 89 884 106
Billfish 908 861 4,167 84 849 122
Salmon* 4,072 625 19,018 92 642 118
Salmon*, imports 3,046 640 14,453 - 671 -
Pink salmon 412 616 3,525 97 620 117
Herring 605 164 3,891 163 164 92
Jack mackerel 458 397 2,071 87 375 151
Mackerel 1,109 492 6,524 66 458 150
Saury 377 482 1,749 48 508 203
Sole 2,252 506 10,446 87 529 107
Cod 439 651 2,667 85 569 90
Sea bream 389 602 1,541 67 617 109
Spanish mackerel 608 683 2,750 89 678 111
Shrimp, domestic 752 2,022 3,724 90 1,690 100
Shrimp, imports 4,043 1,691 20,399 85 1,620 110
Squid, common 1,505 355 7,932 83 341 92
Cuttlefish 1,493 803 6,428 98 818 100
Other squid 2,220 739 11,133 91 699 102
Octopus 2,724 931 12,185 73 931 124
Surimi 1,817 374 9,817 105 352 110
Processed, total 61,476 798 291,401 98 768 100
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,483 959 7,880 94 801 99
Jack mackerel 2,631 588 12,403 110 574 101
Mackerel 367 647 1,759 100 641 127
Saury 752 583 3,692 82 567 123
Salted:
Salmon 3,930 821 18,664 95 745 117
Pink salmon 373 464 1,668 84 439 129
Mackerel 1,605 516 6,582 93 570 122
Salmon roe 703 2,512 3,934 77 2,390 96
Pollock roe 1,728 1,783 8,026 90 1,779 99
Herring roe 114 2,464 540 81 2,582 70
Surimi-based products 9,923 496 53,299 94 486 101
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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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