Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, September 2002
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September January - September
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 179,280 737 1,512,821 99 775 99
Fresh, total 75,440 711 610,881 97 811 101
Frozen, total 48,684 790 418,416 102 773 96
Processed, total 53,228 733 466,550 99 739 100
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 985 2,604 6,710 107 3,007 96
Bigeye tuna 926 1,227 8,674 98 1,239 97
Yellowfin tuna 1,413 1,032 16,478 86 1,030 104
Skipjack 3,382 402 22,167 93 562 109
Salmon 3,829 421 19,109 112 612 91
Sardine 2,159 402 15,552 58 423 145
Jack mackerel 4,093 416 36,180 93 488 103
Mackerel 4,190 325 35,645 103 339 98
Saury 12,630 428 25,035 99 497 99
Yellowtail, wild 2,959 497 18,751 104 627 100
Yellowtail, cultured 3,419 901 39,546 109 840 85
Flounder 1,083 920 12,788 100 883 102
Cod 752 627 7,163 93 652 107
Red snapper 2,797 951 26,145 105 1,017 90
Spanish mackerel 1,003 640 15,512 72 551 116
Crab 1,184 1,688 11,116 105 1,550 104
Squid, common 5,205 318 37,589 95 349 109
Scallop, with shell 845 502 9,310 122 474 97
Oyster, without shell 142 882 6,755 87 796 100
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,829 2,277 15,771 110 2,429 84
Bigeye tuna 4,473 786 39,782 112 831 88
Yellowfin 1,327 779 14,129 99 717 100
Salmon* 7,025 500 56,676 125 432 84
Pink salmon 1,498 428 11,493 116 438 89
Mackerel 1,244 337 12,578 92 317 112
Sole 2,138 546 18,779 92 517 107
Shrimp, imports 3,825 1,316 32,464 102 1,340 90
Squid, common 1,117 276 12,246 99 273 105
Octopus 2,673 837 27,339 91 752 126
Surimi 1,247 302 12,069 79 305 111
Salted:
Salmon 5,711 553 34,831 102 637 91
Pink salmon 401 456 3,910 102 441 101
Salmon roe 899 2,772 6,619 114 2,988 89
Pollock roe 1,136 2,283 9,484 101 2,378 98
Herring roe 387 2,606 1,684 83 2,064 106
Surimi-based products 7,993 492 71,306 93 493 100
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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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