Table 8. Purchase and sales of 15 wildlife items by 13 TCM companies during 1990-95 period

trade unit 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 animal item
purchase kilogram 27.80 34.85 1.23 27.11 11.45 - musk
purchase kilogram 98.00 27.00 121.00 61.00 - 1.00 musk
purchase kilogram 11.69 18.47 - 27.52 3.916 9.59 musk
purchase kilogram 247.10 432.10 298.10 256.00 1.10 1.80 musk
purchase kilogram 0.305 0.167 0.132 0.226 0.228 0.287 musk
Total kilogram 384.895 512.587 420.462 371.856 16.694 12.677 musk
sales kilogram 104.12 33.81 21.81 17.33 9.64 1.90 musk
sales kilogram 36.00 24.00 82.00 65.00 95.00 55.00 musk
sales kilogram - 10.03 - 143.37 0.929 6.45 musk
sales kilogram 323.70 419.70 152.00 215.60 42.30 17.40 musk
sales kilogram 1.48 1.203 0.465 0.595 0.403 0.269 musk
Total kilogram 465.3 488.743 256.275 441.895 148.272 81.019 musk
purchase kilogram 433 540 295 314 334 148 pangolin scale
purchase kilogram 41,921 11,651 16,461 4,586 - - pangolin scale
Total kilogram

42,354

12,191 16,756 4,900 334 148 pangolin scale
sales kilogram 645 959 617 524 820 315 pangolin scale
sales kilogram 3,314 5,310 4,233 11,790 - - pangolin scale
Total kilogram 3,959 6,269 4,850 12,314 820 315 pangolin scale
purchase kilogram

2,900

10,300 4,400 3,400 2,177 7,351 pangolin scale
sales kilogram 6,100 11,000 5,600 2,400 5,089 4,658 rat snake
purchase piece 100,000 - 50,000 - 30,000 - many-banded krait

purchase

piece

5,440 13,477 18,565 1,812 8,414 - many-banded krait
total piece 105,440 13,477 68,565 1,812 38,414 - many-banded krait
sales piece - - 100,000 - - 120,000 many-banded krait
purchase kilogram 501 684 265 399 183 - viper
sales kilogram 2,000 - - 5,000 6,000 7,000 viper
purchase pair 500,000 - - 2,000,000 1,000,000 900,000 gecko
sales pair - 600,000 - 1,800,000 - 2,500,000 gecko
purchase kilogram 330 339 430 42 14 17 toad venom
purchase kilogram 9.5 1.3 10.89 - 150.81 132 toad venom
total kilogram 339.5 340.3 350.89 42 164.81 149 toad venom

sales

kilogram 779 442 398 203 106 12 toad venom

sales

kilogram 9.5 1.3 10.89 - 150.81 97.62 toad venom
total kilogram 788.5 443.3 408.89 203 256.81 109.62 toad venom
purchase kilogram 383 280 180 200 130 250 tortoise carapace
purchase kilogram 10,703 29,009 9,107 3,227 - - tortoise carapace
purchase kilogram 273 299 633 708 798 - tortoise carapace
total kilogram 11,259 29,588 9,920 4,135 928 250 tortoise carapace

sales

kilogram 573 470 290 260 125 225 tortoise carapace

sales

kilogram 13,427 28,043 10,469 4,702 - - tortoise carapace

total

kilogram 14,000 28,513 10,759 4,962 125 225 tortoise carapace
purchase kilogram 55.25 11.5 263 135.5 - - antler
purchase kilogram 2,668 5,287 - 261.5 1,873 1,267 antler
purchase kilogram 3 200 40 70 50 67 antler
total kilogram 2,726.25 5,498.5 303 467 1,923 1,334 antler

sales

kilogram 302 43.25 60.25 - 360 - antler
sales kilogram 227 3,965 - 1,787 3,662 725 antler
sales kilogram 30 180 40 70 50 67 antler
total kilogram 559 4,188.25 100.25 1,857 4,072 792 antler
purchase kilogram 68 65 70 80 75 60 pilose antler
purchase kilogram 800 1,000 1,500 600 1,000 500 pilose antler
purchase kilogram

132.3

152.6 - 70.7 487.4 58.5 pilose antler
total kilogram 1,000.3 1,217.6 1,570 750.7 1,562.4 618.5 pilose antler
sales kilogram 70 60 75 70 80 83 pilose antler
sales kilogram 600 1,200 1,000 1,100 1,200 1,100 pilose antler

sales

kilogram 272.3 90.8 - 149.4 397.2 166.4 pilose antler

total

kilogram 942.3 1,350.8 1,075 1,319.4 1,677.2 1,349.4 pilose antler

purchase

kilogram 7,600 14,000 7,800 1,000 1,234 1,622 soft-shell turtle

purchase

kilogram 2,084 1,628 1,056 1,000 632 - soft-shell turtle

purchase

kilogram 14,315 11,397 7,682 3,253 - - soft-shell turtle

total

kilogram 23,999 27,025 16,538 5,253 1,866 1,622 soft-shell turtle
sales kilogram

10,600

17,000 8,900 1,200 1,126 1,659 soft-shell turtle
sales kilogram 2,000 3,000 5,000 - 7,000 8,000 soft-shell turtle
sales kilogram 12,397 10,477 9,338 5,132 - - soft-shell turtle
total kilogram 24,997 30,477 23,238 6332 8126 9659 soft-shell turtle
purchase kilogram

51,900

102,600 203,900 5,000 26,000 101,500 earthworm
purchase kilogram 5,000 - 3,000 - 2,000 - earthworm
sales kilogram 60,000 110,000 100,000 90,000 81,300 60,700 earthworm

purchase

kilogram 211 439 396 187 182 165 sea horse

sales

kilogram 200 410 350 280 200 185 sea horse
sales kilogram 2,000 - 5,000 - - 7,000 sea horse
purchase kilogram 6,951 677 3,943 2,443 1,187 1,000 scorpion
purchase kilogram 3,500 4,824 3,161 1,778 - - scorpion
total kilogram 10,451 5,501 7,104 4,221 1,187 1,000 scorpion
sales kilogram 5,500 1,800 4,000 2.500 1,500 1,500 scorpion
sales kilogram 5,006 6,223 5,851 8,020 - - scorpion
total kilogram 10,506 8,023 9,851 10,520 1,500 1,500 scorpion
purchase 100pieces 288,746 217,228 544,770 225,517 - - centipede
sales 100pieces 110,118 80,924 63,822 66,808 - - centipede