AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT 49 LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 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                 17       68                 3,883      128   
 Albacore tuna             5,917       98                   303       83
 Bigeye tuna                 854      111                 1,063       78
 Yellowfin tuna              412       72                 1,006      106 
 Striped Marlin              215       70                   930      107
 Swordfish                   841       85                   926      107   
 Skipjack tuna             1,579       87                   216       99
 Japanese sardine          1,356        8                   362      366 
 Rainbow sardine             753      172                   125       86
 Anchovy                  35,006       60                    50      122
 Jack mackerel            13,360       78                   200      106
 Mackerel - scad          10,566      108                    89       78
 Pacific mackerel         47,957      101                   100       97
 Saury                       154       13                   184      119 
 Yellowtail                4,245      154                   321       60 
 Flatfish                  3,272      104                   558       97
 Cod                       5,750       78                   432      127
 Pollock                  30,486      137                   101       87
 Atka mackerel            19,654       94                    28       68
 Sea bream                   463       87                 1,198      106
 Tanner crab                 136       40                 1,974      278
 Japanese flying squid     7,803      123                   180       90
 Flying squid                  7      233                    84      153
 Octopus                     981       97                   380      106 
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna                365       70                 1,825       68   
 Albacore tuna               353       56                   257       62
 Bigeye tuna               2,171      141                   684       77
 Yellowfin tuna            1,234       87                   424       97
 Striped marlin               30       73                   426       94
 Swordfish                   237      221                   642       95
 Skipjack tuna            32,802      175                   113      110
 Pollock                   1,312       94                   116      163 
 Japanese flying                
  squid:                        
  Distant water              331      175                   128       63
  Coastal                  1,784       80                   207      139
 Flying squid              8,933      147                   179       90
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A = Comparison with the same period a year earlier.  - = Not available.

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

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