Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, May 2004
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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 161,194 733 809,948 100 739 99
Fresh, total 65,820 766 328,236 98 794 102
Frozen, total 41,157 755 208,731 98 744 97
Processed, total 51,913 683 262,247 102 675 96
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 1,000 2,585 4,843 142 2,782 87
Bigeye tuna 865 1,221 4,466 102 1,152 96
Yellowfin tuna 1,428 1,114 8,186 88 964 103
Skipjack 3,819 651 9,911 70 667 142
Salmon* 1,528 818 6,860 99 785 99
Sardine 1,548 356 5,604 104 429 94
Jack mackerel 5,518 367 22,098 89 411 107
Mackerel 2,940 335 16,625 86 399 109
Saury 1,049 218 5,501 141 227 69
Yellowtail, cultured 3,360 920 24,686 97 850 101
Flounder 1,977 634 8,228 97 759 98
Cod 553 490 6,149 112 580 93
Red snapper 4,121 734 19,675 107 746 95
Spanish mackerel 1,711 562 11,068 93 555 106
Crab 1,038 1,320 5,698 104 1,458 96
Squid, common 2,785 408 15,716 110 419 100
Scallop, with shell 974 459 5,540 95 435 100
Oyster, without shell 113 646 5,987 105 787 90
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,737 2,361 8,239 92 2,341 102
Bigeye tuna 3,778 872 18,048 89 925 108
Yellowfin 1,607 706 7,364 120 718 99
Salmon* 5,287 501 26,682 101 487 96
Pink salmon 1,014 554 5,173 85 530 108
Mackerel 1,785 343 9,190 113 319 99
Sole 1,871 610 10,323 96 590 107
Shrimp, imports 3,372 1,133 16,894 100 1,151 95
Squid, common 1,281 310 5,821 90 282 94
Octopus 2,093 860 10,022 107 841 98
Surimi 1,066 269 5,676 87 268 90
Salted:
Salmon* 3,297 680 14,476 95 677 97
Pink salmon 375 540 1,950 88 542 111
Salmon roe 680 2,349 3,793 115 2,259 87
Pollock roe 1,088 2,224 5,512 103 2,123 95
Herring roe 126 1,444 581 134 1,686 79
Surimi-based products 7,633 455 41,192 101 465 98
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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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