AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
AUGUST 2006

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                             August                      January - August
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                606    1,299                 2,788    1,710
 Albacore tuna               280      649                21,703      337
 Bigeye tuna               1,207      739                 8,595      659
 Yellowfin tuna              883      703                 6,852      625
 Striped marlin              455      304                 1,093      453
 Swordfish                   585      655                 3,474      831
 Skipjack tuna            19,197      159                64,732      215
 Japanese sardine          7,445      123                32,927      104
 Round herring             3,569       49                10,185       71
 Anchovy                  12,276       37               110,247       32
 Jack mackerel             6,611      239                74,170      195
 Mackerel-scad             1,142       90                12,815       90
 Pacific mackerel         35,636       52               223,882       57
 Saury                    14,835      237                16,454      264
 Cod                         711      271                22,685      241
 Pollock                   1,058       75                54,600       99
 Atka mackerel             1,547      115                38,702       56
 Japanese flying squid     4,005      229                14,782      237
 Flying squid                  -        -                     0       59
 Yellowtail                1,298      334                12,510      416
 Flatfish                    529      427                 8,144      383
 Sea bream                   469      881                 4,105      836
 Tanner crab                   -        -                   367      310
 Octopus                     538      496                 4,103      463
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                 50    2,383                   622    1,876
 Albacore tuna               490      296                 7,299      310
 Bigeye tuna               1,946      738                13,165      715
 Yellowfin tuna            2,153      394                17,299      328
 Striped marlin                8      270                    11      344
 Swordfish                     -        -                     0      656
 Skipjack tuna            22,985      119               158,600      128
 Pollock                       -        -                 6,878      129
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water                7      313                 4,004      193
  Coastal                 10,150      233                18,756      225
 Flying squid              5,622       81                39,860      136
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/2013


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