AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
MAY 2003
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                               May                         Jan. - May          
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                384    2,059                   582    2,813
 Albacore tuna               640      322                13,008      256
 Bigeye tuna               1,195      731                 3,456      872 
 Yellowfin tuna            1,986      428                 5,044      585
 Striped Marlin              138      509                   690      719 
 Swordfish                   344      769                 2,006      844
 Skipjack tuna             7,017      303                18,156      291
 Japanese sardine            924      205                 2,481      366 
 Round herring             1,049      102                 3,668      119
 Anchovy                  39,679       21               181,490       22
 Jack mackerel            13,439      182                59,332      161
 Mackerel-scad               809      105                10,081      112
 Pacific mackerel         17,386       76                84,767      100
 Saury                         2      185                    98       91
 Cod                       2,183      126                11,479      301
 Pollock                  12,734      185                62,411       81
 Atka mackerel             9,296       40                50,378       30
 Japanese flying squid       856      278                 6,726      234
 Flying squid                  -        -                     4      376
 Yellowtail                1,050      434                 7,214      469
 Flatfish                  1,629      335                 4,489      454
 Sea bream                   700      687                 2,734      761
 Tanner crab                 290      468                   340      477
 Octopus                     637      351                 2,282      338
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                 87    2,041                   746    1,910
 Albacore tuna                19      208                   585      200
 Bigeye tuna               1,550      623                 9,197      625
 Yellowfin tuna            2,070      239                10,689      238
 Striped Marlin                1      274                    11      315 
 Swordfish                     1      514                     3      502
 Skipjack tuna            23,938       95               106,818       88
 Pollock                       -        -                 2,430      157
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water            7,118      188                 9,801      187
  Coastal                      -        -                 1,636      235
 Flying squid              1,307      117                16,303      152
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Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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