AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
OCTOBER 2003
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                            October                       Jan. - October       
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                 18    1,786                 1,093    2,206
 Albacore tuna             3,596      292                18,575      279
 Bigeye tuna                 942    1,194                 8,012      930 
 Yellowfin tuna              361      737                10,565      553
 Striped Marlin              201      556                 2,398      429 
 Swordfish                   647      570                 3,795      737
 Skipjack tuna             5,692      287                87,109      201
 Japanese sardine          1,830      304                33,367      166 
 Round herring               924       62                 8,334      103
 Anchovy                   2,763       36               230,489       23
 Jack mackerel            25,452       83               133,719      149
 Mackerel-scad             2,750       93                16,731      105
 Pacific mackerel         45,186       50               202,415       79
 Saury                    71,903       45               174,022       75
 Cod                       2,665      309                18,617      280
 Pollock                  12,088       46               104,665       67
 Atka mackerel            11,156       21                82,496       30
 Japanese flying squid    11,002      156                57,490      167
 Flying squid                129      167                   543      176
 Yellowtail                3,933      265                14,638      426
 Flatfish                  1,264      366                 8,655      402
 Sea bream                   563      746                 5,417      763
 Tanner crab                   0      379                   449      453
 Octopus                     676      282                 5,486      335
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                458    2,210                 1,817    2,068
 Albacore tuna             3,012      424                25,474      296 
 Bigeye tuna               1,911      665                18,139      611
 Yellowfin tuna            3,436      195                23,047      224
 Striped Marlin                0      372                    20      259 
 Swordfish                     1      500                     7      501
 Skipjack tuna            17,167      143               185,230       98
 Pollock                       -        -                 2,430      157
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water              631      126                19,505      203
  Coastal                 11,602      196                42,944      195
 Flying squid              4,787      103                29,102      143
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