Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, May 1999
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May January-May 1999
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 176,252 826 878,725 98 827 100
Fresh, total 75,299 800 368,851 98 833 100
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,187 2,172 2,832 83 3,041 112
Bigeye tuna 1,024 1,206 5,743 94 1,338 98
Yellowfin tuna 2,690 834 10,520 103 1,003 96
Other tuna 1,438 651 6,733 103 746 98
Skipjack 4,272 661 10,133 96 750 107
Salmon 1,685 933 7,211 105 893 96
Sardine 3,691 273 18,523 108 261 83
Jack mackerel 6,244 422 25,586 88 442 111
Mackerel 3,840 298 24,831 72 364 131
Saury 632 450 3,236 57 449 162
Yellowtail, wild 1,701 749 8,523 108 829 92
Yellowtail, cultured 3,391 1,125 22,991 98 1,057 98
Flounder, live/fresh 766 1,766 3,465 89 2,029 104
Flounder, live 376 2,094 1,826 87 2,287 106
Sole 2,073 725 9,366 93 818 99
Cod 438 540 6,332 89 567 120
Croaker 212 313 1,277 117 332 74
Conger-Pike 337 1,253 891 120 1,026 80
Cuttlefish 529 997 3,274 91 801 99
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,892 851 18,323 111 863 84
Red snapper, live 2,038 822 10,501 111 804 93
Other snapper 642 750 2,398 94 967 95
Spanish mackerel 3,665 406 19,616 118 430 75
Tiger Prawn 117 7,313 592 72 6,887 140
Shrimp 595 1,769 2,501 99 1,901 96
Crab 1,265 1,436 5,802 102 1,655 97
Squid, common 2,845 489 13,535 110 538 100
Cuttlefish 359 492 1,790 113 603 85
Other squid 1,418 1,176 6,892 97 1,074 102
Eel 244 2,146 944 88 2,189 114
Short-neck clam, with shell 2,824 414 10,574 96 456 99
Scallop, with shell 921 468 4,785 99 496 102
Oyster, without shell 51 732 6,860 119 897 98
Bloody clam, with shell 631 895 3,081 104 896 106
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,090 433 5,121 98 445 97
Frozen, total 42,703 929 223,688 101 894 99
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,758 2,701 9,099 105 2,639 100
Bigeye tuna 3,830 1,192 18,051 87 1,132 111
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,321 1,325 6,126 87 1,259 111
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May January-May 1999
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T. % Yen/kg %
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Yellowfin 1,643 882 7,241 101 824 105
Billfish 944 674 4,288 98 670 89
Salmon* 3,640 765 19,365 96 734 121
Salmon*, imports 2,808 764 15,123 93 729 120
Pink salmon 1,150 664 5,994 114 649 113
Herring 633 152 5,501 170 144 87
Jack mackerel 330 276 1,639 79 304 98
Mackerel 1,265 377 7,197 103 379 87
Saury 454 398 1,983 62 381 161
Sole 1,985 516 11,591 106 487 98
Cod 551 691 2,844 91 631 126
Sea bream 175 658 1,109 84 581 92
Spanish mackerel 495 461 2,666 113 465 74
Shrimp, domestic 797 1,587 3,799 113 1,552 92
Shrimp, imports 3,432 1,538 17,332 100 1,553 86
Squid, common 1,254 367 6,501 77 362 130
Cuttlefish 1,099 79 4,883 101 796 90
Other squid 2,081 662 10,291 108 618 88
Octopus 2,989 692 15,168 121 680 86
Surimi 1,211 340 7,943 116 329 95
Processed, total 56,325 795 276,781 96 777 101
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,561 858 7,414 99 744 98
Jack mackerel 2,295 558 11,170 98 550 99
Mackerel 316 596 1,668 96 584 90
Saury 676 540 3,515 84 536 110
Salted:
Salmon 3,056 965 15,419 86 905 123
Pink salmon 399 575 1,702 121 545 109
Mackerel 1,377 512 6,546 109 515 84
Salmon roe 640 3,343 4,346 116 3,174 105
Pollock roe 1,616 1,873 7,538 100 1,786 103
Herring roe 130 1,988 1,111 160 1,361 71
Surimi-based products 9,047 493 49,771 100 487 95
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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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