AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
SEPTEMBER 2003
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                            September                   Jan. - September       
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                 12    1,684                 1,075    2,213
 Albacore tuna               293      542                14,979      276
 Bigeye tuna               1,204      949                 7,070      895 
 Yellowfin tuna              722      568                10,204      547
 Striped marlin              370      355                 2,197      417 
 Swordfish                   402      595                 3,148      771
 Skipjack tuna             8,190      299                80,382      196
 Japanese sardine          4,176      126                29,966      163 
 Round herring               813       72                 7,410      108
 Anchovy                   5,012       34               224,824       22
 Jack mackerel            20,016      104               108,268      164
 Mackerel-scad             1,379       89                13,981      108
 Pacific mackerel         25,981       66               146,422       89
 Saury                    81,141       70               102,119       97
 Cod                       2,168      232                15,952      275
 Pollock                  21,874       35                92,576       70
 Atka mackerel             9,092       20                71,337       31
 Japanese flying squid    17,313      143                46,488      169
 Flying squid                395      177                   414      178
 Yellowtail                1,068      530                10,704      485
 Flatfish                  1,081      327                 7,391      408
 Sea bream                   592      779                 4,854      764
 Tanner crab                   -        -                   449      453
 Octopus                     793      277                 4,780      343
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                237    2,271                 1,359    2,020
 Albacore tuna             5,777      399                22,462      279 
 Bigeye tuna               2,118      533                16,228      604
 Yellowfin tuna            2,931      222                19,611      229
 Striped marlin                0      191                    20      258 
 Swordfish                     1      500                     6      501
 Skipjack tuna            10,625      133               168,063       94
 Pollock                       -        -                 2,430      157
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water              321      190                18,874      205
  Coastal                 13,210      182                31,341      195
 Flying squid              2,656       83                24,315      150
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