Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, May 1998
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May January-May, 1998
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 181,048 817 899,202 100 827 96
Fresh, total 77,555 803 378,019 101 833 94
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,150 2,348 3,417 94 2,719 98
Bigeye tuna 1,094 1,273 6,142 102 1,365 104
Yellowfin tuna 2,220 998 10,172 95 1,043 98
Other tuna 1,472 747 6,531 84 758 103
Skipjack 4,076 667 10,539 81 704 120
Salmon 1,570 966 6,866 98 929 97
Sardine 3,605 282 17,095 105 315 105
Jack mackerel 8,800 312 29,023 106 399 89
Mackerel 4,324 253 34,650 98 278 101
Saury 1,022 273 5,644 274 278 45
Yellowtail, wild 1,367 829 8,000 107 901 100
Yellowtail, cultured 3,602 1,082 23,348 104 1,077 91
Flounder, live/fresh 854 1,647 3,890 105 1,951 85
Flounder, live 440 1,870 2,092 - 2,166 -
Sole 2,184 758 10,025 100 829 92
Cod 462 507 7,084 91 473 104
Croaker 263 388 1,091 76 446 110
Cuttlefish 733 846 3,599 105 807 91
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,422 964 16,538 112 1,022 85
Red snapper, live 1,855 920 9,420 - 968 -
Spanish mackerel 3,347 553 16,652 161 573 62
Tiger Prawn 179 4,758 819 114 4,916 81
Shrimp 635 1,728 2,516 97 1,974 98
Crab 1,290 1,463 5,701 98 1,704 93
Squid, common 2,261 560 12,268 77 536 120
Cuttlefish 325 583 1,590 102 711 86
Other squid 1,271 1,267 7,120 119 1,052 90
Eel 248 2,073 1,069 100 1,925 81
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,680 474 11,008 99 459 102
Scallop, with shell 1,059 454 4,840 94 488 109
Oyster, without shell 69 807 5,763 100 914 92
Bloody clam, with shell 623 874 2,965 93 842 82
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,106 455 5,245 102 459 99
Frozen, total 42,577 905 219,348 97 899 95
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,835 2,589 8,670 113 2,646 86
Bigeye tuna 4,471 953 20,659 114 1,017 83
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,547 1,063 7,075 - 1,136 -
Yellowfin 1,544 767 7,158 99 788 89
Billfish 934 706 4,388 105 751 88
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May January-May, 1998
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T. % Yen/kg %
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Salmon* 3,550 651 20,295 107 607 95
Salmon*, imports 2,943 641 16,199 - 608 -
Pink salmon 943 605 5,253 149 572 92
Herring 497 135 3,239 83 166 101
Jack mackerel 395 279 2,078 100 309 82
Mackerel 1,304 442 6,991 107 438 96
Saury 550 232 3,198 183 236 46
Sole 2,072 519 10,897 104 498 94
Cod 528 578 3,134 118 499 88
Sea bream 264 613 1,328 86 634 103
Spanish mackerel 442 619 2,367 86 627 92
Shrimp, domestic 651 1,671 3,352 90 1,696 100
Shrimp, imports 3,213 1,736 17,404 85 1,800 111
Squid, common 1,932 289 8,434 106 279 82
Cuttlefish 877 964 4,827 75 883 108
Other squid 2,065 719 9,498 85 703 101
Octopus 2,590 808 12,571 103 795 85
Surimi 1,415 329 6,827 70 346 98
Processed, total 58,904 783 292,040 100 776 101
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,350 858 7,481 95 757 95
Jack mackerel 2,334 561 11,364 92 557 97
Mackerel 349 665 1,742 99 651 102
Saury 820 505 4,164 113 489 86
Salted:
Salmon 4,063 727 17,919 96 737 99
Pink salmon 311 490 1,412 85 501 114
Mackerel 1,278 611 6,000 91 615 108
Salmon roe 721 3,149 3,747 95 3,032 127
Pollock roe 1,609 1,727 7,535 94 1,742 98
Herring roe 109 2,088 696 129 1,929 75
Surimi-based products 9,277 501 49,537 93 512 105
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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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