Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, September 2005

 

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                                  September             January - September   

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Fishery Products                M.T     Yen/kg        M.T      %    Yen/kg   %

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Grand total                   158,992      719    1,377,656    95     752   102

 

Fresh:

Fresh, total                   73,456      668      587,532    99     756    99

 Bluefin tuna                   1,037    2,520        9,688   100   2,383    97

 Bigeye tuna                      784    1,181        7,288    93   1,148    99

 Yellowfin tuna                 1,242    1,074       13,099    99     968    96

 Skipjack                       3,836      302       28,326   115     404    77

 Salmon*                        4,174      480       16,339   101     690   102

 Sardine                        1,393      325       10,735    74     388   108

 Jack mackerel                  3,409      411       38,918   101     414    98

 Mackerel                       3,291      355       31,634   101     332    94

 Saury                         14,235      285       30,062   104     325    82

 Yellowtail, cultured           3,715      779       37,744   102     792    91

 Flounder                         955      889       11,977    93     806   105

 Cod                              756      591        8,495   107     578    99

 Red snapper                    3,140      823       31,052    95     794   105

 Spanish mackerel                 966      550       13,472   102     553    96

 Crab                           1,558    1,051       11,419   117   1,182    83

 Squid, common                  4,617      351       31,423    95     416   108

 Scallop, with shell              741      513        7,504    86     499   108

 Oyster, without shell            233      581        5,810    88     777   100

           

Frozen:

Frozen, total                  37,947      812      343,043    92     797   105

 Bluefin tuna                   1,477    2,519       14,281    96   2,392   100

 Albacore                          83      862          630    87     966    97

 Bigeye tuna                    3,322      871       32,969    99     827    92

 Yellowfin                      1,952      617       14,921   105     644    92

 Salmon*                        4,837      601       43,382    88     559   113

 Pink salmon                      812      640        7,252    82     611   114

 Mackerel                       2,096      438       15,076   108     409   120

 Sole                           2,127      670       18,706   103     617   104

 Shrimp, imports                3,149    1,199       29,595    97   1,158    99

 Squid, common                    571      351        7,331    79     364   124

 Octopus                        1,988      787       17,309    95     821    96

 Surimi                         1,477      319       11,363   115     301   113

 

Processed, total               45,559      734      426,240    94     722   104

Salted:                             

 Salmon*                        4,217      618       29,490    98     682   101

 Pink salmon                      274      616        3,300    93     569   109

 Salmon roe                     1,012    2,081        6,353    90   2,263   102

 Pollock roe                      988    2,138        9,326    98   2,154    97

 Herring roe                      370    2,518        1,584    99   1,747    87

                                        

 Surimi-based products          7,041      474       65,855    95     467   101

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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.

* = excluding pink salmon

 

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

02/27/08


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