Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, September 1998
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September January-September, 1998
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 187,569 818 1,608,965 99 833 97
Fresh, total 78,850 793 671,111 99 830 96
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 791 3,128 7,082 91 2,644 101
Bigeye tuna 1,192 1,406 10,736 102 1,345 99
Yellowfin tuna 1,676 1,090 18,053 100 1,026 95
Other tuna 794 922 11,165 69 766 110
Skipjack 3,141 411 25,963 94 508 106
Salmon 3,075 561 14,818 92 852 105
Sardine 3,535 278 33,410 96 294 113
Jack mackerel 4,236 498 50,742 106 418 89
Mackerel 5,955 312 53,061 107 286 96
Saury 9,789 511 22,343 100 476 100
Yellowtail, wild 1,755 707 13,429 90 854 105
Yellowtail, cultured 3,847 1,055 37,012 110 1,088 88
Flounder, live/fresh 561 2,496 6,750 98 1,956 91
Flounder, live 311 2,952 3,640 - 2,204 -
Sole 1,079 1,059 15,003 95 885 94
Cod 762 545 9,058 93 488 102
Croaker 182 395 1,862 86 410 103
Cuttlefish 821 639 6,549 115 790 88
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,243 918 28,886 114 990 82
Red snapper, live 1,873 863 16,633 - 931 -
Spanish mackerel 2,610 472 21,803 147 576 66
Tiger Prawn 163 4,790 1,449 111 5,008 82
Shrimp 554 1,709 4,690 97 1,877 96
Crab 1,621 1,419 11,194 103 1,583 91
Squid, common 4,207 484 29,790 69 499 138
Cuttlefish 159 734 2,098 104 714 88
Other squid 1,772 1,000 13,860 109 1,084 98
Eel 197 2,264 2,584 94 2,162 98
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,607 492 17,757 95 472 105
Scallop, with shell 949 469 8,607 96 477 103
Oyster, without shell 131 1,103 6,087 101 913 92
Bloody clam, with shell 515 1,062 5,105 92 909 87
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,003 475 9,600 101 463 98
Frozen, total 46,860 923 398,442 98 915 97
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,728 2,606 16,001 118 2,643 84
Bigeye tuna 4,420 911 38,468 114 972 81
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,495 1,020 13,056 - 1,088 -
Yellowfin 1,525 737 13,193 99 769 89
Billfish 944 661 8,259 109 706 83
Salmon* 4,518 771 39,368 99 678 106
Salmon*, imports 2,942 834 29,827 - 673 -
Pink salmon 1,133 628 9,615 146 608 100
Herring 290 204 4,398 59 173 103
Jack mackerel 384 273 3,761 91 297 82
Mackerel 1,099 439 11,385 103 441 95
Saury 1,349 316 6,516 132 271 66
Sole 1,996 524 18,876 103 507 97
Cod 814 598 5,510 116 542 93
Sea bream 324 542 2,275 83 616 103
Spanish mackerel 456 563 4,187 91 610 89
Shrimp, domestic 860 1,659 6,359 91 1,712 98
Shrimp, imports 3,646 1,707 32,181 89 1,781 108
Squid, common 1,173 325 13,933 109 287 85
Cuttlefish 1,025 885 8,487 78 906 109
Other squid 2,080 662 18,207 96 668 96
Octopus 3,047 859 23,071 99 812 90
Surimi 1,672 313 12,558 78 338 92
Processed, total 60,261 776 522,430 99 785 99
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,377 823 12,788 95 817 93
Jack mackerel 2,144 544 20,146 93 553 97
Mackerel 282 664 2,936 99 656 101
Saury 802 437 7,174 109 488 89
Salted:
Salmon 5,623 706 39,140 90 775 105
Pink salmon 316 535 2,788 87 516 116
Mackerel 1,229 585 10,893 95 604 106
Salmon roe 927 2,487 6,416 84 2,885 120
Pollock roe 1,559 1,771 13,493 98 1,767 97
Herring roe 429 3,106 1,913 129 2,082 77
Surimi-based products 10,255 478 86,281 97 501 101
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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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