Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, May 2006
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May January – May
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 147,444 791 717,111 94 786 104
Fresh:
Fresh, total 64,265 795 298,561 95 833 105
Bluefin tuna 837 3,031 3,504 77 3,402 122
Bigeye tuna 1,016 1,032 4,035 94 1,213 106
Yellowfin tuna 1,530 1,018 6,947 89 1,066 115
Skipjack 3,316 681 7,988 74 693 126
Salmon* 1,426 977 6,177 89 912 120
Sardine 709 356 5,101 107 364 82
Jack mackerel 4,940 413 20,469 92 408 101
Mackerel 4,044 255 18,530 100 337 95
Saury 1,008 225 4,875 119 223 82
Yellowtail, cultured 3,434 958 24,027 98 828 105
Flounder 2,179 638 8,265 110 775 97
Cod 546 698 7,788 119 582 102
Red snapper 3,649 960 17,563 95 877 111
Spanish mackerel 2,033 523 9,704 92 567 105
Crab 1,282 1,141 5,113 97 1,399 102
Squid, common 3,359 389 10,581 80 481 100
Scallop, with shell 1,031 482 4,588 111 489 94
Oyster, without shell 99 592 5,712 110 827 104
Frozen:
Frozen, total 34,384 874 179,087 92 814 105
Bluefin tuna 1,462 2,728 7,557 94 2,511 108
Albacore 83 958 355 109 931 92
Bigeye tuna 3,312 928 17,030 91 848 104
Yellowfin 1,382 842 7,872 104 693 103
Salmon* 5,158 651 26,799 108 597 113
Pink salmon 885 736 4,225 97 695 118
Mackerel 1,273 517 6,334 67 508 130
Sole 1,930 704 9,091 89 654 110
Shrimp, imports 2,935 1,200 14,795 88 1,210 108
Squid, common 805 389 5,184 113 366 100
Octopus 1,864 830 8,531 92 819 99
Surimi 1,185 325 6,024 97 328 111
Processed, total 46,337 741 228,085 94 719 103
Salted:
Salmon* 2,812 765 14,147 96 730 111
Pink salmon 271 689 1,437 80 661 114
Salmon roe 807 2,435 3,608 110 2,324 101
Pollock roe 1,201 1,903 5,355 103 2,000 92
Herring roe 52 2,047 643 103 1,315 96
Surimi-based products 7,039 483 36,452 93 487 105
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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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