Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, March 2004
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March Jan. - Mar.
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Fishery Products M.T % Yen/kg % M.T %
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Grand total 179,343 103 729 96 480,618 102
Fresh:
Fresh, total 71,708 105 793 98 198,769 101
Bluefin tuna 1,059 161 2,874 85 2,905 160
Bigeye tuna 909 99 1,196 95 2,491 98
Yellowfin tuna 1,641 88 1,028 99 4,367 84
Skipjack 2,114 67 678 154 3,271 67
Salmon* 1,406 97 785 101 3,789 98
Sardine 1,335 111 406 93 3,015 103
Jack mackerel 5,141 112 398 90 11,533 85
Mackerel 3,761 106 392 98 11,235 90
Yellowtail, wild 2,258 109 644 93 5,989 95
Yellowtail, cultured 5,411 94 839 105 17,523 100
Flounder 1,701 104 810 96 4,417 102
Red snapper 4,272 105 758 96 11,143 109
Spanish mackerel 2,880 100 580 110 7,784 105
Crab 1,241 119 1,498 93 3,612 112
Squid, common 2,958 165 489 85 11,644 124
Octopus 1,115 101 1,119 97 3,116 105
Japanese short-neck clam 2,241 111 502 94 5,070 113
Oyster, without shell 1,093 93 698 96 5,693 104
Frozen:
Frozen, total 48,050 99 699 94 122,209 100
Bluefin tuna 1,775 92 2,285 99 4,540 87
Bigeye tuna 4,002 94 927 108 10,242 91
Yellowfin 1,536 121 722 98 4,066 123
Salmon* 6,171 104 467 97 15,239 106
Mackerel 2,008 95 302 106 5,107 104
Sole 2,382 108 567 101 6,197 99
Shrimp, imports 3,854 106 1,146 95 9,764 102
Squid, common 1,184 62 274 96 2,981 79
Octopus 2,185 102 812 97 5,502 108
Processed:
Processed, total 57,258 105 684 95 153,654 103
Salted:
Sardine 999 104 743 94 3,679 101
Jack mackerel 1,790 106 515 93 4,796 103
Salmon* 3,086 99 678 99 7,962 93
Pollock roe 1,108 91 2,187 100 3,272 107
Surimi-based products 8,577 101 458 99 25,619 103
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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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