Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, December 2001
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December January - December
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 222,216 964 2,141,106 98 798 97
Fresh, total 87,971 925 883,727 96 804 99
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 813 4,216 8,426 74 3,341 127
Bigeye tuna 1,335 1,470 12,484 94 1,315 98
Yellowfin tuna 2,197 1,217 24,987 98 1,013 100
Other tuna 1,476 944 15,402 64 742 112
Skipjack 260 439 27,659 70 527 133
Salmon 2,342 631 25,830 109 621 84
Sardine 2,345 351 34,303 94 299 97
Jack mackerel 3,263 450 49,537 86 462 109
Mackerel 7,381 287 54,616 108 324 84
Saury 926 356 39,339 130 449 79
Yellowtail, wild 3,025 773 30,098 92 586 97
Yellowtail, cultured 9,664 757 55,640 119 907 79
Flounder, live/fresh 897 1,952 7,989 91 1,926 101
Flounder, live 490 2,239 4,404 100 2,174 95
Sole 1,751 953 17,606 94 873 103
Cod 2,460 742 13,948 91 645 110
Croaker 224 410 1,737 95 361 106
Conger-Pike 123 689 3,527 110 1,101 85
Cuttlefish 466 886 7,264 72 836 114
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,627 1,149 33,767 82 1,139 120
Red snapper, live 1,950 1,084 17,701 79 1,131 122
Other snapper 618 997 6,794 114 802 87
Spanish mackerel 2,233 511 27,872 88 483 105
Tiger Prawn 226 6,011 1,932 100 4,767 102
Shrimp 684 1,887 6,753 95 1,701 101
Crab 2,793 1,871 16,983 101 1,551 98
Squid, common 5,008 315 57,453 106 307 86
Cuttlefish 274 609 2,813 116 623 94
Other squid 1,104 861 13,449 86 1,080 100
Eel 225 1,044 3,439 96 1,185 95
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,522 458 23,146 96 458 100
Scallop, with shell 1,083 505 10,475 106 488 99
Oyster, without shell 3,379 930 16,149 101 889 95
Bloody clam, with shell 647 855 6,523 91 870 107
Freshwater clam, with shell 743 481 10,595 92 485 107
Frozen, total 63,565 1,005 573,697 101 830 95
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 2,991 2,601 20,867 100 2,789 97
Bigeye tuna 5,755 989 50,639 104 936 90
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,766 1,087 15,871 89 1,035 89
Yellowfin 1,949 760 19,302 126 720 86
Billfish 590 723 6,939 93 769 96
Salmon* 6,213 428 64,887 127 482 83
Salmon*, imports 4,075 411 42,032 120 480 79
Pink salmon 1,395 454 13,446 131 475 81
Herring 503 207 7,618 54 172 119
Jack mackerel 285 274 3,717 77 283 96
Mackerel 1,917 272 18,714 115 284 99
Saury 512 280 9,251 127 323 72
Sole 2,189 521 26,594 94 491 103
Cod 951 530 6,973 106 570 102
Sea bream 389 642 2,920 125 559 89
Spanish mackerel 421 484 4,955 89 487 104
Shrimp, domestic 1,418 1,523 9,557 93 1,442 92
Shrimp, imports 6,987 1,438 47,149 98 1,447 92
Squid, common 1,467 245 15,185 96 258 99
Cuttlefish 997 843 9,203 85 769 108
Other squid 2,047 641 28,808 108 520 91
Octopus 3,228 738 39,792 87 622 122
Surimi 2,176 298 20,533 94 279 94
Processed, total 69,273 984 662,072 98 770 97
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,139 957 14,917 91 877 119
Jack mackerel 1,545 575 21,156 87 566 104
Mackerel 355 499 4,345 102 503 97
Saury 590 474 6,962 105 531 92
Salted:
Salmon 6,403 660 52,449 96 661 96
Pink salmon 379 485 4,947 102 442 107
Mackerel 959 523 13,946 91 453 102
Salmon roe 1,640 3,296 9,753 85 3,275 94
Pollock roe 1,555 2,791 13,221 91 2,479 105
Herring roe 2,559 3,122 6,591 96 2,734 99
Surimi-based products 13,662 682 111,244 97 515 100
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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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