Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, February 1997
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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 172,450 826 337,737 99 831 101
Fresh, total 73,107 849 147,145 104 852 96
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 507 2,761 982 131 2,974 97
Bigeye tuna 1,101 1,332 2,419 105 1,282 91
Yellowfin tuna 1,786 1,051 3,652 99 1,013 93
Other tuna 1,731 696 3,031 91 779 90
Skipjack 630 731 714 116 738 120
Salmon 1,164 977 2,398 100 951 109
Sardine 3,206 305 5,628 105 317 106
Jack mackerel 3,864 529 6,721 94 556 106
Mackerel 11,290 229 24,426 175 214 69
Saury 413 592 908 61 604 205
Yellowtail, wild 1,307 1,007 2,825 90 977 123
Yellowtail, cultured 4,848 1,173 10,184 76 1,175 141
Flounder, live/fresh 658 2,531 1,406 90 2,441 106
Flounder, live 169 2,462 435 - 2,382 -
Sole 1,707 985 3,125 108 986 96
Cod 2,390 431 5,149 104 461 95
Croaker 160 484 438 67 429 132
Cuttlefish 872 668 1,671 90 687 94
Red snapper, live/fresh 2,494 1,212 5,289 99 1,217 102
Red snapper, live 968 1,178 2,606 - 1,172 -
Spanish mackerel 1,352 1,021 3,844 75 841 122
Tiger Prawn 123 5,903 262 118 5,730 78
Shrimp 399 1,995 837 89 1,918 106
Crab 1,163 1,828 2,043 102 1,937 100
Squid, common 3,387 459 7,455 155 427 72
Cuttlefish 316 822 539 104 854 96
Other squid 968 1,121 1,833 77 1,127 104
Eel 186 2,425 356 94 2,320 120
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,599 443 2,967 108 441 94
Scallop, with shell 977 433 1,810 106 466 79
Oyster, without shell 2,167 986 4,500 94 1,045 107
Bloody clam, with shell 557 1,038 1,116 95 1,048 107
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,027 453 1,957 100 453 99
Frozen, total 42,830 909 81,191 92 928 111
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,517 2,832 3,020 92 2,902 109
Bigeye tuna 3,180 1,245 6,177 97 1,288 107
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,106 1,389 2,125 - 1,439 -
Yellowfin 1,210 904 2,407 78 922 117
Billfish 728 840 1,429 79 847 127
Salmon* 3,818 620 6,767 99 642 125
Salmon*, imports 2,942 666 5,145 - 676 -
Pink salmon 658 599 1,210 116 602 115
Herring 852 180 1,343 133 183 97
Jack mackerel 297 339 621 57 371 171
Mackerel 1,297 454 2,893 63 423 157
Saury 362 525 721 54 519 220
Sole 1,869 535 3,728 81 536 112
Cod 661 539 1,268 91 513 87
Sea bream 262 640 483 69 641 108
Spanish mackerel 561 715 980 89 660 112
Shrimp, domestic 746 1,551 1,392 105 1,533 94
Shrimp, imports 3,886 1,531 7,568 86 1,551 107
Squid, common 1,212 342 2,522 77 335 100
Cuttlefish 1,252 741 2,338 110 731 87
Other squid 2,068 649 3,879 104 664 99
Octopus 2,089 916 3,492 81 925 131
Surimi 1,869 345 3,640 89 351 108
Processed, total 54,923 742 106,436 99 737 100
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,600 739 3,571 95 730 102
Jack mackerel 2,293 566 4,401 108 570 101
Mackerel 340 628 634 97 635 131
Saury 667 568 1,331 83 567 125
Salted:
Salmon 3,487 717 6,251 99 740 120
Pink salmon 278 439 506 81 440 135
Mackerel 1,177 570 2,240 86 587 137
Salmon roe 744 2,274 1,454 76 2,341 102
Pollock roe 1,443 1,783 2,619 82 1,816 100
Herring roe 69 3,053 146 60 3,224 96
Surimi-based products 10,978 478 22,310 95 483 101
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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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