AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
MAY 2005
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                               May                       January - May   
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:                                       
 Bluefin tuna                365    2,255                   806    2,841
 Albacore tuna             1,760      289                10,791      320
 Bigeye tuna                 854      677                 3,181      893 
 Yellowfin tuna            1,998      415                 4,089      591
 Striped marlin              108      589                   416      829 
 Swordfish                   203      965                 2,422      871 
 Skipjack tuna             9,735      253                16,727      301
 Japanese sardine          1,626      154                 3,068      229 
 Round herring             1,944       58                 5,315       80
 Anchovy                  12,746       24                89,184       22
 Jack mackerel            17,443      168                62,026      141 
 Mackerel-scad               513      135                 6,917      118 
 Pacific mackerel         29,178       45               174,713       52
 Saury                         1      264                   271       47
 Cod                       2,853      130                20,009      192
 Pollock                  12,200       71                46,664       95
 Atka mackerel             7,794       70                44,153       42
 Japanese flying squid       907      360                 4,884      305
 Flying squid                  0      100                     0       87  
 Yellowtail                  898      484                 4,111      560  
 Flatfish                  1,504      326                 5,088      406 
 Sea bream                   812      630                 3,034      746
 Tanner crab                 143      408                   236      445
 Octopus                     489      399                 2,954      300
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                 35    2,369                   523    2,156
 Albacore tuna               341      260                   819      286 
 Bigeye tuna               1,418      608                 9,360      565
 Yellowfin tuna            1,930      266                11,813      241
 Striped marlin                0      392                     2      355 
 Swordfish                     -        -                     -        - 
 Skipjack tuna            19,530      118                88,976      112
 Pollock                       -        -                 4,070      132 
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water            1,234      226                 1,664      205 
  Coastal                      -        -                 3,542      294 
 Flying squid                594      108                21,850      118
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/13


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