Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, February 2002
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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 158,561 752 311,590 98 765 97
Fresh, total 66,474 794 130,721 100 820 95
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 545 3,647 1,096 105 3,758 95
Bigeye tuna 916 1,240 1,858 92 1,225 100
Yellowfin tuna 1,413 1,171 2,951 83 1,121 118
Skipjack 1,010 441 1,201 102 447 111
Salmon 1,498 626 2,980 112 635 84
Sardine 1,460 520 2,876 51 489 154
Jack mackerel 3,433 465 6,300 107 475 89
Mackerel 5,231 331 9,765 129 346 82
Saury 776 335 1,632 136 338 69
Yellowtail, wild 2,240 616 3,941 102 694 91
Yellowtail, cultured 6,111 739 12,843 123 752 74
Flounder 1,592 876 2,790 104 900 99
Cod 1,467 673 3,541 90 668 108
Red snapper 2,303 1,114 4,931 95 1,130 98
Spanish mackerel 2,445 412 4,835 88 442 101
Crab 1,251 1,591 2,403 113 1,612 99
Squid, common 4,085 358 8,768 98 345 103
Scallop, with shell 1,125 382 1,929 147 421 78
Oyster, without shell 2,366 751 4,962 90 818 98
Frozen, total 41,166 751 81,452 97 758 95
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,499 2,433 2,957 106 2,443 87
Bigeye tuna 3,673 840 7,068 117 878 84
Yellowfin 1,454 688 2,787 111 708 96
Salmon* 5,148 397 10,849 96 391 77
Pink salmon 1,250 424 2,527 111 404 83
Mackerel 1,471 304 2,848 69 303 123
Sole 2,040 493 3,989 88 480 103
Shrimp, imports 3,181 1,304 6,521 104 1,305 83
Squid, common 1,268 226 2,284 90 239 95
Octopus 2,443 759 4,635 90 725 132
Surimi 1,297 299 3,246 90 300 108
Processed, total 48,676 708 96,094 96 707 101
Salted:
Salmon 2,937 611 5,739 79 614 92
Pink salmon 439 434 799 89 440 107
Salmon roe 622 3,096 1,318 120 3,239 94
Pollock roe 923 2,416 1,747 94 2,422 100
Herring roe 67 2,350 187 74 2,301 134
Surimi-based products 8,284 498 17,200 92 501 102
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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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