Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, April 2006
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April January - April
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 144,564 814 569,667 93 785 104
Fresh:
Fresh, total 55,502 886 234,296 95 844 104
Bluefin tuna 651 3,571 2,667 75 3,518 123
Bigeye tuna 805 1,294 3,019 89 1,274 110
Yellowfin tuna 1,479 1,115 5,417 96 1,079 109
Skipjack 2,234 790 4,672 69 701 123
Salmon* 1,263 974 4,751 88 892 119
Sardine 792 411 4,392 138 365 73
Jack mackerel 3,900 475 15,529 95 407 98
Mackerel 2,972 372 14,486 95 360 98
Saury 1,054 218 3,868 114 223 81
Yellowtail, cultured 3,852 898 20,593 98 807 103
Flounder 1,566 853 6,087 110 824 97
Cod 775 672 7,243 120 573 99
Red snapper 3,762 912 13,913 97 855 107
Spanish mackerel 1,742 733 7,671 92 579 104
Crab 922 1,416 3,831 98 1,486 99
Squid, common 964 669 7,222 73 524 103
Scallop, with shell 1,100 458 3,558 108 491 94
Oyster, without shell 216 659 5,613 109 831 104
Frozen:
Frozen, total 38,043 842 144,704 91 800 104
Bluefin tuna 1,693 2,627 6,094 95 2,458 106
Albacore 78 974 272 112 923 90
Bigeye tuna 3,735 859 13,719 92 829 102
Yellowfin 1,607 740 6,490 109 662 98
Salmon* 5,621 626 21,641 106 584 113
Pink salmon 1,058 717 3,339 96 684 118
Mackerel 1,240 520 5,061 63 506 132
Sole 1,716 689 7,161 86 640 108
Shrimp, imports 3,264 1,257 11,861 87 1,212 108
Squid, common 1,407 385 4,379 120 362 98
Octopus 1,631 827 6,667 90 816 99
Surimi 1,043 337 4,840 94 329 113
Processed, total 48,607 727 181,748 93 713 102
Salted:
Salmon* 3,203 726 11,336 98 721 111
Pink salmon 309 678 1,166 78 655 114
Salmon roe 869 2,319 2,801 103 2,292 99
Pollock roe 1,135 2,028 4,154 99 2,028 93
Herring roe 97 1,597 591 131 1,251 83
Surimi-based products 6,811 498 29,413 92 488 105
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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.
* = excluding pink salmon
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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