JAPANESE COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS, December 31, 2001

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Fishery Products             Metric tons        Comparison (%)
                                                  A         B
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Total, Fishery Products        1,358,070          95        99
Fresh                                533          64       123 
Frozen                         1,211,712          97        99
Salted                            70,482          83        99
Processed                         75,343          90        98 
Frozen:                                 
 Tuna, total                      60,847          92        90
 Albacore tuna                    13,707          94       157 
 Bigeye tuna                      14,392          82        77
 Yellowfin tuna                   16,207         100        56
 Other tuna                       16,541          93       150
 Billfish                          4,705         105       141
 Skipjack                         29,145         108        63
 Salmon 1/                        96,640         102       139
 Pink salmon                      17,489         108       102
 Herring                          18,181         102        82
 Sardine/anchovy                  39,307          89       134 
 Sardine                          29,915          88       143
 Jack mackerel                    46,084         101       108
 Mackerel                        104,843         132       108 
 Saury                            59,004          93       135
 Flatfish                         27,311          97        79
 Cod                              14,800          95       125 
 Pollock                           2,537         114        75
 Sea bream                         8,716          99        93
 Sand lance                       14,343          79       817
 Other finfish                   252,874          96        97
 Clam                             33,977          90       102
 Shrimp                           76,524          92        99
 Squid & cuttlefish, total       144,794          93        83
 Squid, common                    84,940          92        81 
 Cuttlefish                       10,541          93        90
 Other squid                      49,313          94        84
 Octopus                          23,139          80        74
 Other shellfish                  50,692          84        81 
 Pollock surimi                   53,142          90       100
 Other surimi                     30,453          88        95
Salted:                                                       
 Salmon 1/                        11,280          68        78
 Pink salmon                       1,017          80        47
 Pollock roe                      17,508          92       131
 Salmon roe                        7,950          89       114
 Herring roe                       3,230          53        91
 Other                            29,497          90        96
 
1/ Excluding pink salmon
   A. - Comparison with the same period a month earlier
   B. - Comparison with the same period a year earlier

Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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