Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, August 2003
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August January - August
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 154,244 762 1,291,665 97 752 97
Fresh, total 64,475 769 530,671 100 774 94
Frozen, total 41,737 807 340,085 92 780 101
Processed, total 45,919 722 403,864 98 711 96
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 862 2,493 5,795 101 2,951 96
Bigeye tuna 951 1,231 7,207 93 1,198 97
Yellowfin tuna 1,666 1,035 14,369 95 955 93
Skipjack 3,815 330 28,193 150 391 66
Salmon* 2,175 628 12,164 80 769 117
Sardine 2,414 308 12,065 90 394 92
Jack mackerel 3,760 499 37,727 118 414 83
Mackerel 2,432 392 28,771 91 357 105
Saury 7,037 483 13,472 109 448 79
Yellowtail, wild 1,756 632 14,909 94 667 102
Yellowtail, cultured 2,943 1,108 33,937 94 902 108
Flounder 831 974 11,869 101 808 92
Cod 321 659 6,462 101 628 96
Red snapper 3,261 772 28,017 120 781 76
Spanish mackerel 466 796 13,962 96 540 99
Crab 848 1,595 8,606 87 1,502 98
Squid, common 4,834 328 28,656 88 378 107
Scallop, with shell 1,016 442 8,374 99 448 95
Oyster, without shell 125 710 6,072 92 866 109
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,695 2,522 14,256 102 2,374 97
Bigeye tuna 4,486 794 34,026 96 834 100
Yellowfin 1,471 724 10,226 80 720 101
Salmon* 4,753 573 42,074 85 534 126
Pink salmon 950 550 9,756 98 501 114
Mackerel 1,295 314 12,400 109 319 101
Sole 2,012 607 16,771 101 572 111
Shrimp, imports 3,497 1,268 28,118 98 1,229 91
Squid, common 732 292 8,929 80 303 111
Octopus 2,287 825 16,179 66 847 114
Surimi 970 274 10,172 94 289 95
Salted:
Salmon* 2,993 845 25,149 86 751 115
Pink salmon 447 485 3,600 103 489 111
Salmon roe 942 484 8,605 99 476 100
Pollock roe 868 2,384 5,452 95 2,549 84
Herring roe 1,078 2,222 8,806 105 2,193 92
Surimi-based products 288 1,788 1,069 82 1,988 104
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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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