JAPANESE COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS, DECEMBER 31, 2002
                                             
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Fishery Products           Metric tons       Comparison (%)
                                              A         B 
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Total, Fishery Products      1,364,821        98       101
Fresh                              640        94       120
Frozen                       1,203,951        99       100
Salted                          82,566        84       119
Processed                       77,664        90       103

Frozen:                               
 Tuna, total                    68,494        92       106
 Albacore tuna                  26,111        91       159
 Bigeye tuna                    11,764        76        81
 Yellowfin tuna                 12,617       105        75
 Other tuna                     18,002        99       113
 Billfish                        5,412       112       121
 Skipjack                       40,269       123       129
 Salmon*                        97,753        99       100
 Pink salmon                    20,387       108       117
 Herring                        19,806       102       105
 Sardine/anchovy                51,630       114       132
 Sardine                        35,420       104       119
 Jack mackerel                  46,002       107       100
 Mackerel                      105,028       117       101
 Saury                          49,747        98        85
 Flatfish                       23,511        95        86
 Cod                            10,418        94        71
 Pollock                         1,886       105        71
 Sea bream                       8,112        95        93
 Sand lance                      8,986        80        63
 Other finfish                 253,234        98       101
 Clam                           34,538        89       103
 Shrimp                         78,015        94       102
 Squid & cuttlefish, total     126,691       103        90
 Squid, common                  72,755       105        89
 Cuttlefish                      9,420        94        90
 Other squid                    44,516       103        92
 Octopus                        21,738        87        95
 Other shellfish                45,506        88        90
 Pollock surimi                 52,604        89       100
 Other surimi                   31,651        94       105

Salted:                                                   
 Salmon*                        10,894        62        99
 Pink salmon                     1,923        89       189
 Pollock roe                    20,629        90       118
 Salmon roe                      9,194        89       117
 Herring roe                     3,547        55       110
 Other                          36,379        92       126
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* 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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