AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT 49 LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
JUNE 2002
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                           Sales Volume                   Exvessel Prices
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                        Metric Tons   A(%)               Yen/kg      A(%)
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                237       34                 1,579      125
 Albacore tuna             3,344      175                   229       63
 Bigeye tuna                 433      130                   747      139
 Yellowfin tuna              650       51                   523      115
 Striped Marlin              188      137                   248       84
 Swordfish                   237      106                   870       97
 Skipjack tuna             4,800       43                   286      150
 Japanese sardine          6,027       23                   148      208
 Rainbow sardine             663      161                   195       63
 Anchovy                  21,083      234                    37       65
 Jack mackerel             8,834       97                   299      104
 Mackerel - scad           1,108       52                   119      149
 Pacific mackerel          6,696       57                   114      134
 Saury                        77      642                    82       17
 Yellowtail                  668       59                   537       93
 Flatfish                    874       92                   441      109
 Cod                         954       42                   142      156
 Pollock                   7,689       56                    56      122
 Atka mackerel             7,046       77                    60      103
 Sea bream                   348      119                   777       76
 Tanner crab                  80       80                   535      145
 Japanese flying squid     3,593       82                   197      125
 Flying squid                  7      175                    51      268
 Octopus                   1,182      177                   376       95
Frozen:                  
 Bluefin tuna                 71       16                 2,284       88
 Albacore tuna             5,905      321                   187       33
 Bigeye tuna                 627       68                   605       92
 Yellowfin tuna              328       28                   428      111
 Striped marlin               18      113                   337       79
 Swordfish                    34       59                   544       84
 Skipjack tuna            12,092       83                   144      119
 Pollock                     178       64                   105      128
 Japanese flying                
  squid:                        
  Distant water            4,649       40                   226      123
  Coastal                    711      110                   169      124
 Flying squid              2,881       86                    94      138
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A = Comparison with the same period a year earlier.  - = No landings.

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

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