JAPANESE COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS, OCTOBER 31, 1997
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Fishery Products             Metric tons        Comparison (%)
                                                  A         B
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Total, Fishery Products        1,544,011         105       101
Fresh                              1,162         108       115
Frozen                         1,358,462         105       101
Salted                           105,139         102       109
Processed                         79,248         103        98
Frozen:                                 
 Tuna, total                      63,434         103       114
 Albacore tuna                    13,419         107       111
 Bigeye tuna                      16,080          91       116
 Yellowfin tuna                   17,101          98       104
 Other tuna                       16,834         118       128
 Billfish                          4,142          93        75
 Skipjack                         23,353          88        92
 Salmon 1/                        87,104         104        97
 Pink salmon                      13,666          99       134
 Herring                          24,947          91       120
 Sardine/anchovy                  47,856          91       108
 Sardine                          42,036          91       127
 Jack mackerel                    59,434         108       131
 Pacific mackerel                 86,970          93        87
 Saury                            56,922         175       153
 Flatfish                         40,082         104       110
 Cod                              28,000         100       125
 Pollock                           4,056         111       106
 Sea bream                        10,886          96       114
 Sand lance                        3,364          53        43
 Other finfish                   303,080         103        98
 Clam                             41,398          96        95
 Shrimp                           79,761         104        94
 Squid & cuttlefish, total       173,412         114        92
 Squid, common                   111,869         115        98
 Cuttlefish                       15,124         111        75
 Other squid                      46,419         112        86
 Octopus                          33,600         100        97
 Other shellfish                  57,379          98        84
 Pollock surimi                   57,329         134       109
 Other surimi                     56,916         126       119
Salted:                                 
 Salmon 1/                        26,705         115       105
 Pink salmon                       2,473          98       110
 Pollock roe                      17,565          95       124
 Salmon roe                        6,987         123        83
 Herring roe                      10,805         102       131
 Other                            40,604          97       108

1/ 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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