Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, April 2005
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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 164,222 759 611,304 94 757 102
Fresh:
Fresh, total 65,194 792 247,771 94 808 101
Bluefin tuna 1,032 2,777 3,536 92 2,871 101
Bigeye tuna 920 1,204 3,391 94 1,163 102
Yellowfin tuna 1,567 1,069 5,617 83 993 107
Skipjack 3,439 590 6,776 111 568 84
Salmon* 1,520 783 5,380 101 747 96
Sardine 1,166 438 3,190 79 499 109
Jack mackerel 5,772 366 16,276 98 416 98
Mackerel 3,464 351 15,294 112 366 89
Saury 852 264 3,397 76 274 120
Yellowtail, cultured 4,026 803 21,039 99 783 93
Flounder 1,182 771 5,522 88 850 106
Cod 772 521 6,022 108 578 98
Red snapper 4,275 785 14,412 93 802 107
Spanish mackerel 1,991 667 8,337 89 556 101
Crab 969 1,411 3,892 84 1,496 100
Squid, common 2,150 519 9,918 77 509 121
Scallop, with shell 960 512 3,305 72 523 122
Oyster, without shell 175 703 5,137 87 796 101
Frozen:
Frozen, total 42,997 791 158,262 94 767 104
Bluefin tuna 1,784 2,375 6,384 98 2,314 99
Albacore 75 965 242 85 1,024 99
Bigeye tuna 4,303 803 14,863 104 816 87
Yellowfin 1,740 661 5,931 103 676 94
Salmon* 5,999 556 20,454 96 518 107
Pink salmon 877 621 3,469 83 582 111
Mackerel 1,714 434 8,064 109 382 122
Sole 2,134 596 8,372 99 594 101
Shrimp, imports 3,706 1,158 13,640 101 1,120 97
Squid, common 1,279 378 3,647 80 370 135
Octopus 2,125 828 7,420 94 826 99
Surimi 1,220 303 5,147 112 292 109
Processed, total 53,236 710 195,710 93 699 104
Salted:
Salmon* 3,324 672 11,552 103 652 97
Pink salmon 414 576 1,494 95 573 106
Salmon roe 706 2,374 2,715 87 2,326 104
Pollock roe 1,228 2,153 4,196 95 2,178 104
Herring roe 199 1,065 450 99 1,499 85
Surimi-based products 7,576 458 32,080 96 464 99
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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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