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     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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