Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, February 2000
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February January - February
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Fishery Products M.T. Yen/kg M.T. % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 175,947 790 333,557 102 801 99
Fresh, total 72,896 829 142,193 102 841 101
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 550 3,516 1,037 172 3,797 92
Bigeye tuna 1,075 1,256 2,147 93 1,283 95
Yellowfin tuna 2,124 922 3,956 117 955 95
Other tuna 1,750 762 3,839 152 803 94
Skipjack 1,198 593 1,423 146 610 100
Salmon 1,333 864 2,626 107 853 98
Sardine 3,285 319 6,949 98 282 110
Jack mackerel 4,068 471 7,615 97 460 101
Mackerel 5,075 403 10,880 93 385 102
Saury 465 541 944 75 536 122
Yellowtail, wild 2,090 797 4,202 141 762 82
Yellowtail, cultured 4,889 1,150 10,028 94 1,144 112
Flounder, live/fresh 657 2,096 1,270 101 2,163 100
Flounder, live 365 2,320 721 108 2,387 98
Sole 1,832 819 3,193 104 852 96
Cod 2,068 573 4,262 103 598 103
Croaker 99 426 191 36 402 124
Conger-Pike 95 796 185 111 650 95
Cuttlefish 862 658 1,926 147 635 88
Red snapper, live/fresh 3,341 835 6,926 109 845 98
Red snapper, live 1,978 767 4,091 108 774 98
Other snapper 384 1,004 810 116 958 89
Spanish mackerel 3,281 450 6,364 87 431 109
Tiger Prawn 141 4,185 292 123 4,236 73
Shrimp 430 1,739 876 113 1,713 92
Crab 1,012 1,810 2,145 106 1,704 94
Squid, common 3,721 468 5,907 90 489 100
Cuttlefish 269 707 486 77 709 117
Other squid 1,099 1,012 2,235 96 968 101
Eel 201 1,196 379 128 1,183 55
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,666 464 2,969 107 464 97
Scallop, with shell 910 455 1,683 105 465 91
Oyster, without shell 2,908 822 5,810 111 874 94
Bloody clam, with shell 741 1,057 991 94 958 104
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,136 434 2,129 109 435 96
Frozen, total 47,160 810 86,240 104 831 96
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,443 2,792 2,791 85 2,852 111
Bigeye tuna 3,575 1,129 6,537 107 1,175 104
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,303 1,249 2,362 115 1,300 103
Yellowfin 955 976 1,781 75 1,021 128
Billfish 611 780 1,146 80 792 120
Salmon* 4,446 612 7,815 104 612 86
Salmon*,imports 3,131 650 5,612 97 644 93
Pink salmon 1,072 550 1,800 84 605 97
Herring 1,196 142 2,544 73 130 98
Jack mackerel 446 277 722 112 302 95
Mackerel 1,628 287 2,678 89 298 79
Saury 419 475 811 120 502 130
Sole 2,895 467 5,164 114 468 101
Cod 642 545 1,546 130 505 86
Sea bream 208 664 424 97 616 109
Spanish mackerel 472 447 818 92 446 95
Shrimp, domestic 697 1,459 1,311 108 1,423 91
Shrimp, imports 3,707 1,519 6,575 107 1,511 98
Squid, common 1,310 277 2,367 112 279 76
Cuttlefish 843 703 1,461 91 733 95
Other squid 2,259 521 3,767 111 563 92
Octopus 3,605 435 5,554 125 462 66
Surimi 1,696 312 3,154 88 316 98
Processed,total 54,137 731 102,020 100 731 98
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,586 581 3,391 106 565 84
Jack mackerel 2,023 549 3,794 93 551 102
Mackerel 381 521 694 111 521 88
Saury 604 546 1,107 85 556 105
Salted:
Salmon 3,256 736 6,134 102 742 85
Pink salmon 376 424 663 121 461 87
Mackerel 1,327 430 2,394 105 438 85
Salmon roe 857 3,342 1,618 89 3,429 111
Pollock roe 1,398 2,018 2,447 97 2,013 116
Herring roe 122 2,347 320 59 2,180 195
Surimi-based products 10,087 494 20,353 98 493 102
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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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