AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT 42 LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
JANUARY - JUNE 2001
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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              948       28                 1,864      148         
 Albacore tuna          14,503       92                   378      118
 Bigeye tuna             1,783       79                 1,108      114
 Yellowfin tuna          3,465       67                   661      106
 Striped Marlin            712      105                   716      104
 Swordfish               2,399       85                   911      109
 Skipjack tuna          16,700       68                   245      163
 Japanese sardine       63,363      148                    69       90
 Rainbow sardine         2,035        -                   194        -
 Anchovy               110,842        -                    45        -
 Jack mackerel          53,882       65                   217      117
 Mackerel - scad        15,074      157                   112       90
 Pacific mackerel      132,986      129                    85       85
 Saury                     734      120                   151       74
 Yellowtail              8,673      130                   513       88
 Flatfish                9,808       74                   494      121
 Cod                    19,258       96                   204       98
 Pollock                67,400       58                    86      109
 Atka mackerel          69,687      104                    41      164
 Sea bream               1,783       75                 1,026      118
 Tanner crab             1,105      100                   549       96
 Japanese flying squid  12,887      129                   232       76
 Flying squid               17       53                    20       30
 Octopus                 2,536       89                   392      106
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna            1,165      202                 2,652       99
 Albacore tuna           3,314      145                   480      180
 Bigeye tuna             5,076       91                   893       93
 Yellowfin tuna          4,277      104                   479       73
 Striped marlin            156       84                   460       99
 Swordfish                 440      137                   682       99
 Skipjack tuna          80,640       82                   127      109
 Pollock                 1,757        -                    73        -
 Japanese flying        23,744       37                   171      135
  squid:                      
  Distant water          1,672       47                   145       85
  Coastal                     
 Flying squid           48,636      630                    93       49
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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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