AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
APRIL 2005
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                              April                     January - April 
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:                                       
 Bluefin tuna                389    2,812                   440    3,106
 Albacore tuna             1,934      306                 9,031      326
 Bigeye tuna                 789      898                 2,326      972
 Yellowfin tuna              872      718                 2,090      760
 Striped marlin              114      891                   308      913
 Swordfish                   479      928                 2,220      862
 Skipjack tuna             4,414      355                 6,992      369
 Japanese sardine            936      220                 1,442      314
 Round herring             1,177       69                 3,371       92
 Anchovy                   3,084       25                76,439       22
 Jack mackerel            15,741      126                44,583      131
 Mackerel-scad             1,231      147                 6,404      116
 Pacific mackerel         45,327       42               145,535       53
 Saury                        12      235                   270       46
 Cod                       2,094      185                17,157      202
 Pollock                   8,110       79                34,464      103
 Atka mackerel            13,394       38                36,359       37
 Japanese flying squid     1,059      370                 3,977      293
 Flying squid                  -        -                     0       86
 Yellowtail                1,337      485                 3,212      581
 Flatfish                  1,224      403                 3,584      440
 Sea bream                   729      753                 2,222      788
 Tanner crab                  88      496                    93      502
 Octopus                     430      371                 2,465      280
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                118    1,686                   487    2,140
 Albacore tuna               192      360                   477      305
 Bigeye tuna               2,827      544                 7,942      557
 Yellowfin tuna            3,787      241                 9,882      236
 Striped marlin                0      386                     1      342
 Swordfish                     -        -                     -        -
 Skipjack tuna            19,844      125                69,446      111
 Pollock                       -        -                 4,070      132
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water                -        -                   430      144
  Coastal                    244      301                 3,542      294
 Flying squid              3,962       82                21,256      118
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

09/06/06


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