Average Exvessel Prices and Sales Volume at 42 Landing Ports in Japan,
January 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                5       56                 2,962       92
 Albacore tuna           2,606       92                   393      115
 Bigeye tuna               354       92                 1,529      109
 Yellowfin tuna            214       41                 1,066      138
 Striped Marlin            124       76                   935      122
 Swordfish                 447       97                   851      100
 Skipjack tuna             534      183                   147       50
 Japanese sardine       11,712       80                    62      135
 Rainbow sardine           101       -*                   178        -
 Anchovy                33,294        -                    39        -
 Jack mackerel           7,523       63                   187      144
 Mackerel - scad         3,776      249                   117       87
 Pacific mackerel       14,328       58                   121      110
 Saury                     598      103                   142       71
 Yellowtail              1,706       72                   453      134
 Flatfish                1,541       69                   567      127
 Cod                     3,983       72                   418      140
 Pollock                 8,738       77                   137      143
 Atka mackerel           9,770       78                    44      169
 Sea bream                 212       67                 1,173      125
 Tanner crab               293      220                   530       54
 Japanese flying squid   3,104      416                   209       62
 Flying squid                2       67                    59       38
 Octopus                   675      106                   365      111
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna              302      302                 2,976      108
 Albacore tuna             337      581                   482      202
 Bigeye tuna               620      137                   979      103
 Yellowfin tuna            594      125                   473       61
 Striped marlin             16      178                   541      109
 Swordfish                  42      221                   679      102
 Skipjack tuna           9,907       61                   107       63
 Pollock                 1,391        -                    71        -
 Japanese flying                       
  squid:                      
  Distant water             80       21                   193      115
  Coastal                  827      180                   139       80
 Flying squid            3,147    1,259                   225       82
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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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