AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
DECEMBER 2003
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                            December                      Jan. - December    
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                 17    2,544                 1,158    2,192
 Albacore tuna             1,767      417                25,019      295
 Bigeye tuna               1,104    1,382                10,142    1,003
 Yellowfin tuna              235      954                11,163      567
 Striped Marlin               75    1,169                 2,597      469
 Swordfish                   470      829                 4,784      740
 Skipjack tuna               281      160                89,733      205
 Japanese sardine          1,776      197                37,597      168
 Round herring               663       77                10,280       93
 Anchovy                   4,845       30               239,642       23
 Jack mackerel            13,827      107               165,910      137
 Mackerel-scad             2,050       89                22,190      103
 Pacific mackerel         34,151       64               254,151       79
 Saury                    10,143       33               225,068       67
 Cod                       2,889      462                23,827      305
 Pollock                   9,107       79               125,620       67
 Atka mackerel            13,429       15               112,608       26
 Japanese flying squid     2,368      243                66,577      169
 Flying squid                  2       91                   560      175
 Yellowtail                5,056      225                27,530      306
 Flatfish                  1,795      445                12,178      407
 Sea bream                   581      798                 6,483      765
 Tanner crab                  88      467                   696      478
 Octopus                     651      308                 6,982      323
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                292    1,774                 2,615    1,974
 Albacore tuna               182      264                30,105      308
 Bigeye tuna               2,013      634                22,307      623
 Yellowfin tuna            5,050      172                32,712      205
 Striped Marlin                1      228                    25      254
 Swordfish                     0      346                    11      504
 Skipjack tuna             6,849      113               198,861      100
 Pollock                     328      146                 3,073      156
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water                4      221                19,768      202
  Coastal                  3,617      218                55,455      197
 Flying squid              8,104      173                41,886      145
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