Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, August 1999
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August January-August 1999
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 159,012 870 1,391,573 98 832 100
Fresh, total 67,931 866 589,989 100 826 99
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,818 1,787 7,683 122 2,277 88
Bigeye tuna 1,082 1,325 9,084 95 1,304 97
Yellowfin tuna 1,513 1,235 16,686 102 1,004 98
Other tuna 1,839 870 13,415 129 752 100
Skipjack 2,951 466 22,251 97 572 110
Salmon 1,846 798 12,588 107 883 95
Sardine 4,874 243 33,295 111 255 86
Jack mackerel 3,740 628 40,736 88 468 114
Mackerel 4,409 306 36,639 78 349 123
Saury 2,969 967 7,521 60 654 146
Yellowtail, wild 1,467 842 12,199 105 858 98
Yellowtail, cultured 2,634 1,375 30,705 92 1,132 104
Flounder, live/fresh 544 2,299 5,559 90 1,967 103
Flounder, live 318 2,522 2,933 88 2,226 104
Sole 883 1,098 13,204 95 854 98
Cod 323 632 7,450 90 570 118
Croaker 102 433 1,770 105 334 81
Conger-Pike 653 1,209 2,574 119 1,345 81
Cuttlefish 890 677 5,490 96 786 97
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,364 880 28,398 111 866 87
Red snapper, live 1,823 820 15,922 108 809 86
Other snapper 447 913 3,742 89 932 99
Spanish mackerel 384 877 23,552 123 443 75
Tiger Prawn 138 5,342 969 75 6,433 128
Shrimp 503 1,763 4,279 103 1,808 95
Crab 1,064 1,503 9,745 102 1,559 97
Squid, common 5,914 335 31,766 124 421 84
Cuttlefish 48 1,180 2,141 110 607 85
Other squid 1,624 1,128 12,555 104 1,051 96
Eel 319 2,020 2,252 94 2,184 101
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,624 464 16,424 102 454 97
Scallop, with shell 756 505 7,038 92 498 104
Oyster, without shell 93 743 7,123 120 889 98
Bloody clam, with shell 524 896 4,763 104 908 102
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,022 460 8,660 101 445 96
Frozen, total 39,968 975 349,614 99 911 100
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,687 2,773 14,271 100 2,691 102
Bigeye tuna 3,547 1,187 28,959 85 1,153 118
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,280 1,309 10,015 87 1,279 117
Yellowfin 1,163 1,055 10,834 93 895 116
Billfish 697 778 6,687 91 704 99
Salmon* 3,642 751 30,600 88 745 112
Salmon*, imports 2,485 761 23,429 87 739 113
Pink salmon 785 690 8,756 103 675 111
Herring 659 135 7,315 178 147 86
Jack mackerel 515 251 3,016 89 284 95
Mackerel 906 381 10,322 100 381 86
Saury 654 479 3,413 66 404 155
Sole 1,928 533 18,045 107 497 98
Cod 433 667 4,161 89 658 123
Sea bream 195 581 1,646 85 589 93
Spanish mackerel 595 501 4,245 114 474 77
Shrimp, domestic 750 1,547 5,986 109 1,578 92
Shrimp, imports 3,823 1,560 28,636 100 1,546 86
Squid, common 1,041 324 9,812 77 353 124
Cuttlefish 815 816 7,848 105 784 86
Other squid 1,780 680 16,552 103 613 92
Octopus 2,661 677 23,395 117 681 85
Surimi 1,145 323 11,955 110 332 97
Processed, total 49,385 801 437,003 97 785 101
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,042 831 11,187 97 768 94
Jack mackerel 1,996 574 17,538 97 557 101
Mackerel 268 583 2,547 96 584 89
Saury 552 552 5,349 84 538 109
Salted:
Salmon 3,800 954 26,997 81 937 119
Pink salmon 468 480 3,072 124 544 106
Mackerel 1,277 487 10,545 109 505 83
Salmon roe 934 2,856 6,627 121 3,116 106
Pollock roe 1,535 1,837 11,552 97 1,839 104
Herring roe 303 1,945 1,943 131 1,535 86
Surimi-based products 7,466 507 74,927 99 488 97
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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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