Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, April 2002
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April January - April
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 176,734 790 662,592 98 775 97
Fresh, total 68,821 871 268,778 100 839 98
Frozen, total 50,164 763 179,752 97 756 95
Processed, total 55,589 725 206,629 98 718 99
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 698 3,550 2,497 106 3,632 95
Bigeye tuna 939 1,341 3,788 92 1,276 100
Yellowfin tuna 2,169 1,026 7,236 89 1,064 107
Skipjack 2,952 767 6,129 126 670 86
Salmon 1,996 647 6,782 115 642 84
Sardine 1,408 441 5,416 51 496 154
Jack mackerel 4,734 483 15,185 95 483 102
Mackerel 4,050 324 18,015 119 347 84
Saury 878 344 3,384 141 340 69
Yellowtail, wild 2,106 652 8,473 105 659 93
Yellowtail, cultured 4,307 848 23,030 117 776 78
Flounder 2,005 817 6,424 104 877 99
Cod 578 594 4,936 89 655 107
Red snapper 3,483 1,034 11,448 99 1,095 96
Spanish mackerel 2,096 703 9,990 78 534 115
Crab 1,184 1,603 5,172 119 1,565 97
Squid, common 1,204 612 12,177 99 411 105
Scallop, with shell 1,194 474 4,371 134 445 87
Oyster, without shell 254 867 6,237 87 799 100
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,877 2,396 6,649 108 2,423 84
Bigeye tuna 4.931 831 16,591 117 858 83
Yellowfin 1,809 690 6,392 107 693 95
Salmon* 5,925 386 22,481 105 393 75
Pink salmon 1,262 431 5,008 97 416 84
Mackerel 1,555 325 5,955 76 311 118
Sole 2,110 521 8,024 79 499 106
Shrimp, imports 3,832 1,416 14,042 102 1,353 88
Squid, common 2,240 273 6,024 84 256 102
Octopus 3,968 712 11,574 86 716 128
Surimi 1,565 299 5,960 83 301 109
Salted:
Salmon 3,446 606 12,484 88 612 88
Pink salmon 497 432 1,803 95 436 104
Salmon roe 718 3,120 2,804 116 3,168 90
Pollock roe 1,209 2,309 4,034 95 2,390 100
Herring roe 118 2,049 460 80 2,038 112
Surimi-based products 8,139 489 33,472 92 498 101
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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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