Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products    
           at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, September 2001      

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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                   181,279      714    1,526,612    97     781    98
Fresh, total                   79,456      678      626,736    94     805   101
Frozen, total                  47,902      772      409,157   100     806    95
Processed, total               52,338      722      473,535    98     738    97

Fresh:                                                                         
 Bluefin tuna                     692    3,276        6,298    68   3,147   132
 Bigeye tuna                      890    1,364        8,911    93   1,273   101
 Yellowfin tuna                 1,664    1,081       19,095    97     989   100
 Skipjack                       2,702      469       23,878    72     515   130
 Salmon*                        3,465      454       17,037   106     674    85
 Sardine                        3,069      224       26,966    87     292    98
 Jack mackerel                  3,521      463       38,749    84     475   112
 Mackerel                       5,206      281       34,695    97     347    93
 Saury                         14,784      373       25,305   127     500    82
 Yellowtail, wild               3,054      419       18,356    94     635    95
 Yellowtail, cultured           3,712      836       35,617   112     992    83
 Flounder                         904      984       12,769    93     864   102
 Cod                              692      637        7,730    92     612   105
 Red snapper                    2,488    1,134       24,668    78   1,137   128
 Spanish mackerel               1,746      484       21,505    89     476   106
 Crab                           1,233    1,486       10,614    98   1,487    97
 Squid, common                  5,749      278       39,692   110     319    80
 Scallop, with shell              850      440        7,647   102     487   101
 Oyster, without shell            208      923        7,742    98     793    94
            
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna                   1,528    2,716       14,379    99   2,886   101
 Bigeye tuna                    4,250      844       35,575   101     949    91
 Yellowfin                      1,559      702       14,259   132     714    83
 Salmon*                        6,167      444       45,508   126     514    86
 Pink salmon                    1,131      390        9,905   136     491    79
 Mackerel                         988      322       13,701   112     283    97
 Sole                           2,020      513       20,475    93     485   102
 Shrimp, imports                3,779    1,387       31,813    94   1,482    96
 Squid, common                    810      265       12,014   108     260    97
 Octopus                        2,736      670       30,123    84     595   122
 Surimi                         1,513      268       15,186   102     274    91
                                                                               
Salted:                                                                        
 Salmon*                        4,985      577       34,233    96     699    98
 Pink salmon                      323      425        3,830   103     438   108
 Salmon roe                       884    2,932        5,805    76   3,365   101
 Pollock roe                    1,085    2,318        9,458    89   2,414   106
 Herring roe                      374    2,817        2,033    89   1,943    99
                                                                               
 Surimi-based products          8,637      493       76,327    96     492    99
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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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