AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
JULY 2003
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                               July                         Jan. - July          
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                220    1,687                   918    2,376
 Albacore tuna               492      421                14,235      264
 Bigeye tuna                 550      969                 5,117      863 
 Yellowfin tuna              912      649                 7,908      554
 Striped Marlin              613      220                 1,454      461 
 Swordfish                   214      730                 2,419      826
 Skipjack tuna            25,218      119                57,187      189
 Japanese sardine          7,119      159                11,474      217 
 Round herring             1,330       96                 5,756      117
 Anchovy                   4,421       26               214,668       22
 Jack mackerel             7,051      262                76,404      178
 Mackerel-scad               646      130                11,527      112
 Pacific mackerel         14,659       78               107,638       96
 Saury                       932      524                 1,035      481
 Cod                         709      218                12,980      288
 Pollock                   1,380      116                69,422       80
 Atka mackerel             1,719       55                58,586       33
 Japanese flying squid     5,751      190                19,111      195
 Flying squid                  2      157                     6      313
 Yellowtail                  562      607                 8,447      483
 Flatfish                    397      378                 5,628      430
 Sea bream                   509      750                 3,751      757
 Tanner crab                   -        -                   449      453
 Octopus                     580      397                 3,577      352
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                124    2,343                   921    1,967
 Albacore tuna             8,553      204                10,756      203
 Bigeye tuna               1,601      621                12,281      625
 Yellowfin tuna            2,119      206                13,974      233
 Striped Marlin                4      161                    19      260 
 Swordfish                     -        -                     5      501
 Skipjack tuna            21,262       89               142,442       90
 Pollock                       -        -                 2,430      157
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water            3,922      263                18,332      206
  Coastal                  5,276      211                 7,044      217
 Flying squid              2,541      233                20,560      159
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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