Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, October 2003
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October January - October
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 189,166 699 1,654,158 97 742 96
Fresh, total 81,168 689 687,286 100 754 94
Frozen, total 47,995 752 432,491 92 778 100
Processed, total 58,157 676 513,482 98 703 95
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,189 2,441 8,134 111 2,810 93
Bigeye tuna 996 1,191 9,278 95 1,189 96
Yellowfin tuna 1,311 1,081 17,118 94 973 95
Skipjack 2,196 485 33,027 139 407 71
Salmon* 4,129 396 20,828 92 612 104
Sardine 1,508 413 15,498 89 387 92
Jack mackerel 3,910 388 44,988 110 416 88
Mackerel 4,482 325 36,831 90 352 105
Saury 9,747 258 37,570 113 340 73
Yellowtail, wild 3,159 543 20,228 93 646 105
Yellowtail, cultured 3,960 956 40,969 93 919 109
Flounder 1,349 823 14,357 103 815 92
Cod 1,493 621 8,693 103 622 95
Red snapper 3,623 745 35,071 120 776 77
Spanish mackerel 1,175 644 15,856 92 557 101
Crab 1,328 1,514 10,953 89 1,507 96
Squid, common 5,222 324 38,973 92 364 105
Scallop, with shell 1,083 412 10,440 102 443 93
Oyster, without shell 1,502 1,104 7,775 97 911 105
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,757 2,239 17,701 99 2,361 98
Bigeye tuna 4,237 858 42,661 96 834 101
Yellowfin 1,407 705 13,075 85 715 99
Salmon* 7,968 443 56,647 90 515 118
Pink salmon 1,014 483 11,686 93 502 114
Mackerel 2,166 269 16,000 114 313 98
Sole 1,936 600 20,721 99 578 112
Shrimp, imports 3,546 1,246 35,360 96 1,232 92
Squid, common 747 284 10,343 76 300 109
Octopus 2,185 814 20,986 70 842 111
Surimi 1,429 272 12,758 93 285 93
Salted:
Salmon* 6,030 522 36,568 89 682 109
Pink salmon 474 443 4,490 103 481 109
Salmon roe 1,191 2,237 7,599 96 2,447 81
Pollock roe 1,160 2,168 11,046 103 2,197 93
Herring roe 571 2,334 1,981 84 2,253 107
Surimi-based products 9,956 456 80,321 99 468 95
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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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