AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
MARCH 2005
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                              March                     January - March 
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                 34    5,801                    51    5,344
 Albacore tuna             2,426      331                 7,097      331
 Bigeye tuna                 610    1,051                 1,537    1,010 
 Yellowfin tuna              591      851                 1,218      789
 Striped marlin              107      859                   193      926 
 Swordfish                   686      859                 1,741      844 
 Skipjack tuna             1,619      422                 2,578      393
 Japanese sardine            362      383                   506      489 
 Round herring               796      100                 2,194      104
 Anchovy                  20,724       25                73,354       22
 Jack mackerel            10,063      141                27,258      137
 Mackerel-scad             1,756      101                 5,100      109 
 Pacific mackerel         40,234       45                97,144       58
 Saury                         1      232                   258       37
 Cod                       3,203      165                15,063      205
 Pollock                   9,170       76                26,353      110
 Atka mackerel             8,345       33                22,965       36
 Japanese flying squid       497      344                 2,918      265
 Flying squid                  0      250                     0       86  
 Yellowtail                  716      675                 1,875      650 
 Flatfish                    860      446                 2,360      459 
 Sea bream                   574      825                 1,493      805
 Tanner crab                   1      525                     5      623
 Octopus                   1,274      235                 2,035      261
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                111    1,965                   369    2,286
 Albacore tuna               195      267                   286      269 
 Bigeye tuna               2,258      558                 5,115      564
 Yellowfin tuna            3,036      251                 6,095      233
 Striped marlin                1      329                     1      329 
 Swordfish                     -        -                     -        - 
 Skipjack tuna            18,839      110                49,602      105
 Pollock                   1,684      147                 4,070      132 
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water              430      144                   430      144
  Coastal                    326      285                 3,298      294 
 Flying squid              3,801       92                17,294      127
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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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