AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
NOVEMBER 2003
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                            November                      Jan. - November      
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                 47    1,752                 1,140    2,081
 Albacore tuna             4,677      311                23,252      299
 Bigeye tuna               1,026    1,162                 9,038      986 
 Yellowfin tuna              363      727                10,929      534
 Striped Marlin              124      829                 2,522      422 
 Swordfish                   518      681                 4,313      730
 Skipjack tuna             2,344      349                89,452      185
 Japanese sardine          2,454      177                25,821      167 
 Round herring             1,263       40                 9,597       85
 Anchovy                   4,307       31               234,796       22
 Jack mackerel            18,364       75               152,083      141
 Mackerel-scad             3,409      100                20,140      107
 Pacific mackerel         17,586      107               220,000       81
 Saury                    40,865       39               214,886       69
 Cod                       4,036      271                22,653      284
 Pollock                  70,078       53               174,743       61
 Atka mackerel            19,522       24               102,018       28
 Japanese flying squid    10,519      160                68,010      166
 Flying squid                 15      148                   558      175
 Yellowtail                7,836      134                22,474      297
 Flatfish                  1,728      395                10,384      362
 Sea bream                   484      753                 5,901      755
 Tanner crab                 159      555                   608      480
 Octopus                     845      260                 6,331      324
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                506    1,751                 2,323    1,999
 Albacore tuna             4,449      382                29,924      309 
 Bigeye tuna               2,156      713                20,294      621
 Yellowfin tuna            4,614      150                27,661      211
 Striped Marlin                4      235                    24      277 
 Swordfish                     4      513                    11      505
 Skipjack tuna             6,782      132               192,012       99
 Pollock                   3,302      168                 5,732      163
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water              259      146                19,764      202
  Coastal                  8,894      198                51,838      195 
 Flying squid              4,680      112                33,782      139
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