JAPANESE COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS, OCTOBER 31, 2003
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Fishery Products           Metric tons       Comparison (%)
                                              A         B 
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Total, Fishery Products      1,344,737       106        97
Fresh                              692       100        93
Frozen                       1,165,458       106        97
Salted                          98,376       106        94
Processed                       80,211       102        94

Frozen:                               
 Tuna, total                    64,033       101        84
 Albacore tuna                  14,701       110        47
 Bigeye tuna                    12,856        93        83
 Yellowfin tuna                 16,693        97       144
 Other tuna                     19,783       105       109
 Billfish                        2,777        95        65
 Skipjack                       33,768       115       135
 Salmon*                       106,344       115       101
 Pink salmon                    13,956        86        73
 Herring                        23,947        95       109 
 Sardine/anchovy                46,249        82        91
 Sardine                        25,675       106        86
 Jack mackerel                  41,243       111        96 
 Mackerel                       75,356       108       122
 Saury                          64,358       157       144
 Flatfish                       25,528        97        95
 Cod                            12,265       102        93
 Pollock                         1,658        88        76
 Sea bream                       6,382        89        77
 Other finfish                 253,817       102        90 
 Clam                           37,236        96        89
 Shrimp                         86,823       106       106
 Squid & cuttlefish, total     106,612       111        93
 Squid, common                  61,900       114        99
 Cuttlefish                      9,255        99        93
 Other squid                    35,457       110        84
 Octopus                        25,338       101        96 
 Other shellfish                51,019        98        98
 Pollock surimi                 57,812       117       100
 Other surimi                   26,479       108        77

Salted:                                                   
 Salmon*                        16,921       125        84 
 Pink salmon                     1,655        89        61 
 Pollock roe                    22,665        99        97 
 Salmon roe                     11,030       130       110
 Herring roe                     7,431       114       117
 Other                          38,674        99        93 
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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
   
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