JAPANESE COLD STORAGE HOLDINGS, JUNE 30, 2000  

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Fishery Products             Metric tons        Comparison (%)
                                                  A         B
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Total, Fishery Products        1,352,449         100       102
Fresh                                681          87       101
Frozen                         1,189,272          99       103
Salted                            79,774         104        97
Processed                         82,722         103       102
Frozen:                                 
 Tuna, total                      68,470         104       108
 Albacore tuna                     9,613          89        75
 Bigeye tuna                      22,862         110       117
 Yellowfin tuna                   26,028         108       130
 Other tuna                        9,967          98        87
 Billfish                          3,740          89        67
 Skipjack                         45,791         108       160
 Salmon 1/                        60,084          88       125
 Pink salmon                      14,726          86        78
 Herring                          33,924         121        94
 Sardine/anchovy                  58,308          79        74
 Sardine                          29,003          82        51
 Jack mackerel                    49,667          98       120
 Mackerel                         96,251          90        88
 Saury                             8,980          79        52
 Flatfish                         34,112         114       105
 Cod                              15,376         105       111
 Pollock                           5,643          92        92
 Sea bream                         7,592         106       111
 Sand lance                       18,208         174       159
 Other finfish                   252,963         101       102
 Clam                             39,026         112       107
 Shrimp                           73,377         105       107
 Squid & cuttlefish, total       103,725         103       109
 Squid, common                    60,261         107       128
 Cuttlefish                       12,056          94        90
 Other squid                      31,408          99        92
 Octopus                          34,353          95       113
 Other shellfish                  67,150         106       115
 Pollock surimi                   55,059          96        93
 Other surimi                     40,842          96        94
Salted:                                                       
 Salmon 1/                        13,042         123       131
 Pink salmon                       1,921         122        65
 Pollock roe                      18,445          96        85
 Salmon roe                        3,714          93        91
 Herring roe                       5,417         131        98
 Other                            37,235          99        97

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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