Sales Volume and Average Wholesale Prices of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, November 1996
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November January - November
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 210,132 869 2,081,011 100 835 102
Fresh, total 90,519 809 848,716 100 843 102
Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 551 3,354 8,489 94 2,659 107
Bigeye tuna 1,407 1,553 12,922 102 1,337 100
Yellowfin tuna 1,841 1,170 22,678 84 1,041 109
Other tuna 1,531 879 14,320 65 747 135
Skipjack 398 856 20,650 70 641 148
Salmon 2,776 561 22,027 92 691 105
Sardine 3,096 288 35,909 102 294 126
Jack mackerel 3,931 471 55,366 104 478 103
Mackerel 13,970 199 71,298 142 253 82
Saury 1,778 631 24,139 85 548 158
Yellowtail, wild 2,922 729 21,503 104 680 107
Yellowtail, cultured 4,856 1,077 48,667 76 1,026 129
Flounder, live/fresh 836 2,165 8,911 90 2,118 110
Flounder, live 265 2,328 2,927 - 2,351 -
Sole 2,303 840 20,465 114 947 96
Cod 3,081 501 15,092 119 489 95
Croaker 285 467 2,885 90 385 109
Cuttlefish 784 730 10,688 93 749 110
Red snapper, live/fresh 2,997 1,201 29,961 102 1,217 98
Red snapper, live 1,639 1,151 16,289 - 1,176 -
Spanish mackerel 3,534 541 26,612 121 645 100
Tiger Prawn 157 5,382 1,581 105 6,189 94
Shrimp 528 2,009 6,530 105 1,824 97
Crab 1,702 1,730 12,991 93 1,797 105
Squid, common 5,775 348 54,850 114 351 79
Cuttlefish 216 745 2,399 102 804 105
Other squid 1,241 1,097 16,634 107 1,064 97
Eel 209 2,063 3,395 76 2,204 96
Short-neck clam, with shell 1,681 433 20,692 103 451 96
Scallop, with shell 999 488 9,958 109 554 89
Oyster, without shell 2,578 1,184 10,527 98 1,048 100
Bloody clam, with shell 607 1,003 7,134 102 870 83
Freshwater clam, with shell 1,080 443 11,929 97 447 103
Frozen, total 50,779 982 544,740 99 896 106
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,809 3,184 17,242 98 3,065 112
Bigeye tuna 3,679 1,339 40,129 84 1,202 116
Bigeye tuna, imports 1,250 1,502 13,632 - 1,344 -
Yellowfin 1,442 942 15,546 87 876 116
Billfish 790 870 10,184 87 773 126
Salmon* 4,525 639 52,352 102 577 100
Salmon*, imports 3,004 687 36,112 - 615 -
Pink salmon 594 568 7,581 128 547 115
Herring 447 178 4,377 75 193 116
Jack mackerel 551 375 5,705 144 298 113
Mackerel 1,403 433 18,569 123 336 130
Saury 807 373 9,133 81 277 126
Sole 1,886 565 25,634 99 528 118
Cod 764 545 7,267 87 621 106
Sea bream 575 527 4,747 87 579 109
Spanish mackerel 560 641 6,420 106 631 104
Shrimp, domestic 933 1,751 8,821 91 1,747 103
Shrimp, imports 4,798 1,554 51,108 95 1,487 103
Squid, common 1,378 301 17,734 108 348 88
Cuttlefish 1,454 735 14,271 96 786 97
Other squid 2,262 668 26,392 105 673 103
Octopus 2,454 982 33,758 82 873 129
Surimi 2,759 347 22,669 104 322 93
Processed, total 67,479 870 669,333 102 783 100
Salted/dried:
Sardine 1,578 942 17,021 102 900 101
Jack mackerel 2,295 565 25,071 98 571 110
Mackerel 273 628 3,571 106 534 112
Saury 882 490 9,751 100 471 115
Salted:
Salmon 8,214 598 62,141 107 633 95
Pink salmon 374 341 4,348 90 351 113
Mackerel 1,203 579 15,033 92 493 125
Salmon roe 1,567 2,295 12,205 95 2,400 92
Pollock roe 1,600 1,974 18,242 91 1,865 101
Herring roe 1,392 5,201 3,415 85 4,720 124
Surimi-based products 13,021 473 12,109 99 475 97
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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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