Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, September 2000
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September January - September 2000
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 181,852 783 1,579,228 100 796 96
Fresh, total 80,485 752 667,864 100 799 98
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 957 2,701 9,224 102 2,377 105
Bigeye tuna 1,049 1,490 9,578 94 1,265 97
Yellowfin tuna 1,640 1,194 19,625 104 985 97
Other tuna 1,393 678 17,101 124 634 84
Skipjack 4,556 290 32,938 123 396 75
Salmon 3,302 564 16,134 102 793 97
Sardine 1,472 472 30,885 84 298 115
Jack mackerel 4,046 456 45,953 102 425 90
Mackerel 3,993 398 35,734 86 373 107
Saury 12,697 530 19,850 113 611 103
Yellowtail, wild 4,115 417 19,868 137 658 81
Yellowtail, cultured 2,937 1,100 31,430 93 1,212 106
Flounder, live/fresh 663 1,988 6,400 104 1,894 95
Flounder, live 261 2,737 3,203 98 2,213 98
Sole 925 1,046 13,726 96 846 98
Cod 712 586 8,360 103 582 102
Croaker 153 326 1,257 67 348 104
Conger-Pike 352 1,030 2,715 92 1,410 107
Cuttlefish 1,003 658 7,246 113 764 100
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,111 1,004 31,437 99 891 103
Red snapper, live 1,618 1,012 16,776 94 855 106
Other snapper 480 858 4,285 100 924 101
Spanish mackerel 2,123 479 24,244 96 451 100
Tiger Prawn 169 4,188 1,354 122 4,762 77
Shrimp 609 1,663 4,944 103 1,724 96
Crab 1,517 1,493 10,867 98 1,540 99
Squid, common 5,298 352 36,200 99 397 97
Cuttlefish 66 1,024 1,913 86 647 105
Other squid 1,432 1,053 11,780 83 1,115 107
Eel 251 1,280 2,943 119 1,235 58
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,640 484 19,124 106 465 102
Scallop, with shell 721 489 7,509 97 482 97
Oyster, without shell 146 1,054 7,869 109 847 95
Bloody clam, with shell 516 886 5,379 101 809 87
Freshwater clam, with shell 915 470 9,207 94 452 101
Frozen, total 45,441 875 410,695 104 845 92
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,691 2,877 14,487 91 2,858 106
Bigeye tuna 3,972 973 35,081 109 1,047 90
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,461 1,065 12,733 114 1,155 90
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September January - September 2000
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T. % Yen/kg %
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Yellowfin 1,296 806 10,770 90 860 94
Billfish 576 858 5,826 79 796 111
Salmon* 5,321 538 36,101 103 598 81
Salmon*, imports 3,580 561 26,080 100 614 83
Pink salmon 745 542 7,302 77 621 92
Herring 272 166 12,249 157 141 95
Jack mackerel 394 323 3,748 110 297 106
Mackerel 1,170 278 12,217 107 292 77
Saury 1,620 452 4,629 94 493 120
Sole 2,109 492 22,037 107 477 97
Cod 489 641 4,553 93 578 90
Sea bream 118 675 1,446 78 631 106
Spanish mackerel 509 473 4,327 93 467 98
Shrimp, domestic 702 1,711 7,304 107 1,489 94
Shrimp, imports 3,852 1,572 33,787 104 1,542 100
Squid, common 1,026 265 11,102 102 269 77
Cuttlefish 799 724 8,211 94 696 89
Other squid 2,073 625 19,878 109 573 93
Octopus 3,787 570 35,871 134 487 72
Surimi 1,988 289 14,839 109 300 90
Processed, total 54,333 760 484,526 98 758 97
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,124 801 12,653 103 724 94
Jack mackerel 1,965 536 18,533 95 549 98
Mackerel 324 511 3,235 115 520 89
Saury 503 592 4,995 85 578 107
Salted:
Salmon 5,516 596 35,511 109 716 79
Pink salmon 496 343 3,716 106 407 76
Mackerel 1,183 436 11,731 99 441 88
Salmon roe 1,168 3,251 7,612 99 3,323 108
Pollock roe 1,111 2,387 10,609 81 2,271 122
Herring roe 336 3,322 2,295 99 1,958 107
Surimi-based products 8,774 494 79,615 95 495 101
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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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