Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, October 1997
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October January - October
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 215,050 820 1,846,052 99 851 102
Fresh, total 93,867 764 771,826 102 849 100
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 824 3,139 8,567 108 2,675 102
Bigeye tuna 1,467 1,515 12,012 104 1,375 105
Yellowfin tuna 1,567 1,220 19,630 94 1,089 106
Other tuna 1,913 865 18,132 142 714 98
Skipjack 2,787 393 30,368 150 473 74
Salmon 3,141 542 19,285 100 771 109
Sardine 4,698 229 39,418 120 257 87
Jack mackerel 4,449 425 52,455 102 465 97
Mackerel 8,698 302 58,142 101 298 112
Saury 9,294 290 31,720 142 423 78
Yellowtail, wild 2,950 723 17,863 96 800 119
Yellowtail, cultured 3,501 1,253 37,140 85 1,232 121
Flounder, live/fresh 858 1,987 7,713 96 2,131 101
Flounder, live 359 2,722 3,013 - 2,346 -
Sole 1,533 948 17,326 95 943 98
Cod 1,412 601 11,158 93 493 102
Croaker 259 380 2,422 93 397 105
Cuttlefish 722 746 6,437 65 882 118
Red snapper, live/fresh 2,946 1,182 28,266 105 1,204 99
Red snapper, live 1,604 1,167 14,993 - 1,175 -
Spanish mackerel 3,511 464 18,364 80 794 120
Tiger Prawn 158 5,742 1,459 102 6,046 96
Shrimp 651 1,837 5,478 91 1,934 107
Crab 1,743 1,657 12,602 112 1,730 96
Squid, common 6,550 331 49,590 101 358 102
Cuttlefish 166 741 2,185 100 804 99
Other squid 1,545 998 14,287 93 1,090 103
Eel 196 1,958 2,952 93 2,180 99
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,759 471 20,446 108 451 100
Scallop, with shell 1,036 489 9,970 111 465 83
Oyster, without shell 1,471 1,292 7,511 94 1,049 104
Bloody clam, with shell 608 1,034 6,166 94 1,042 121
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,077 474 10,585 98 473 106
Frozen, total 50,332 959 458,626 93 945 106
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,619 3,008 15,139 98 3,138 103
Bigeye tuna 4,179 1,135 37,841 104 1,191 100
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,440 1,276 12,933 - 1,334 -
Yellowfin 1,822 799 15,085 107 859 99
Billfish 850 842 8,425 90 848 111
Salmon* 4,928 607 44,872 94 635 111
Salmon*, imports 2,865 706 31,278 - 678 -
Pink salmon 990 493 7,591 109 594 109
Herring 392 192 7,823 199 169 87
Jack mackerel 413 348 4,536 88 361 125
Mackerel 1,187 461 12,249 71 465 142
Saury 1,702 149 6,654 80 346 129
Sole 1,914 508 20,234 85 524 100
Cod 674 555 5,421 83 581 92
Sea bream 408 586 3,164 76 598 102
Spanish mackerel 431 668 5,027 86 634 109
Shrimp, domestic 860 1,944 7,828 99 1,764 101
Shrimp, imports 4,561 1,807 40,680 88 1,665 112
Squid, common 1,086 314 13,894 85 337 96
Cuttlefish 961 917 11,868 93 836 106
Other squid 2,260 645 21,271 88 690 102
Octopus 2,916 906 26,127 83 904 105
Surimi 2,306 391 18,418 93 370 116
Processed, total 69,204 800 598,285 99 791 102
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,599 926 15,065 98 886 99
Jack mackerel 2,295 547 24,055 106 570 100
Mackerel 326 657 3,283 100 652 124
Saury 746 484 7,346 83 540 115
Salted:
Salmon 8,396 540 51,884 96 708 111
Pink salmon 312 494 3,516 88 449 128
Mackerel 1,243 645 12,758 92 577 119
Salmon roe 1,346 2,581 8,953 84 2,429 101
Pollock roe 1,483 1,896 15,192 91 1,828 99
Herring roe 646 3,604 2,131 105 2,989 68
Surimi-based products 11,781 508 100,527 92 499 105
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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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