Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, September 1999
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September January-September 1999
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 180,300 808 1,571,873 98 829 100
Fresh, total 79,001 761 668,990 100 818 99
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,341 2,229 9,025 127 2,270 86
Bigeye tuna 1,029 1,408 10,114 94 1,315 98
Yellowfin tuna 1,785 1,046 18,470 102 1,008 98
Other tuna 827 860 14,242 128 758 99
Skipjack 4,611 335 26,862 103 531 105
Salmon 3,219 574 15,808 107 820 96
Sardine 3,469 300 36,764 110 259 88
Jack mackerel 4,428 495 45,164 89 471 113
Mackerel 5,062 353 41,701 79 349 122
Saury 10,034 550 17,555 79 594 125
Yellowtail, wild 2,499 713 14,698 110 833 98
Yellowtail, cultured 2,916 1,224 33,621 91 1,140 105
Flounder, live/fresh 618 2,144 6,177 92 1,985 101
Flounder, live 322 2,639 3,255 89 2,267 103
Sole 1,157 953 14,361 96 862 97
Cod 638 601 8,088 89 573 117
Croaker 100 356 1,871 100 335 82
Conger-Pike 366 1,086 2,940 119 1,313 81
Cuttlefish 911 621 6,401 98 763 97
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,436 854 31,834 110 865 87
Red snapper, live 1,839 819 17,761 107 810 87
Other snapper 556 778 4,298 89 912 99
Spanish mackerel 1,660 600 25,211 116 453 79
Tiger Prawn 142 4,629 1,111 77 6,203 124
Shrimp 520 1,728 4,799 102 1,800 96
Crab 1,292 1,472 11,037 99 1,549 98
Squid, common 4,964 351 36,730 123 411 82
Cuttlefish 87 903 2,228 106 618 87
Other squid 1,640 980 14,195 102 1,043 96
Eel 220 1,436 2,471 96 2,118 98
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,635 472 18,059 102 456 97
Scallop, with shell 723 493 7,762 90 498 104
Oyster, without shell 123 1,094 7,246 119 893 98
Bloody clam, with shell 482 1,002 5,245 103 917 101
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,002 446 9,662 101 445 96
Frozen, total 44,407 930 394,021 98 914 100
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,650 2,783 394,021 98 914 100
Bigeye tuna 3,309 1,210 32,268 84 1,159 119
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,203 1,324 11,218 86 1,284 118
Yellowfin 1,082 1,068 11,916 90 911 118
Billfish 659 816 7,346 89 714 101
Salmon* 4,391 659 34,990 89 734 108
Salmon*, imports 2,734 723 26,163 88 737 110
Pink salmon 768 716 9,525 99 678 112
Herring 476 166 7,792 177 148 86
Jack mackerel 394 260 3,411 91 281 95
Mackerel 1,073 350 11,395 100 379 86
Saury 1,504 423 4,918 75 410 151
Sole 2,531 469 20,576 109 493 97
Cod 727 567 4,888 89 645 119
Sea bream 201 628 1,848 81 593 96
Spanish mackerel 426 484 4,671 112 475 78
Shrimp, domestic 858 1,604 6,844 108 1,582 92
Shrimp, imports 3,978 1,513 32,614 101 1,542 87
Squid, common 1,106 295 10,918 78 348 121
Cuttlefish 885 774 8,734 103 783 86
Other squid 1,655 644 18,207 100 616 92
Octopus 3,334 612 26,730 116 673 83
Surimi 1,658 339 13,613 108 333 99
Processed, total 55,244 783 492,246 94 785 100
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,123 782 12,310 96 769 94
Jack mackerel 1,932 574 19,470 97 558 101
Mackerel 257 582 2,804 96 584 89
Saury 529 567 5,878 82 540 111
Salted:
Salmon 5,537 735 32,534 83 902 116
Pink salmon 435 465 3,506 126 535 104
Mackerel 1,280 463 11,826 109 500 83
Salmon roe 1,069 2,777 7,696 120 3,069 106
Pollock roe 1,527 1,989 13,079 97 1,856 105
Herring roe 384 3,339 2,327 122 1,833 88
Surimi-based products 8,957 498 83,884 489 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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