AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
FEBRUARY 2005
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                            February                January - February 
                    -------------------------       --------------------
                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                 10    4,388                    17    4,439
 Albacore tuna             2,267      341                 4,671      331
 Bigeye tuna                 518      914                   927      982
 Yellowfin tuna              419      715                   627      731
 Striped marlin               58      937                    86    1,010
 Swordfish                   559      851                 1,055      834
 Skipjack tuna               594      403                   959      344
 Japanese sardine             46      618                   144      757
 Round herring               798       96                 1,398      107
 Anchovy                  22,167       22                52,630       20
 Jack mackerel            10,402      110                17,195      135
 Mackerel-scad             2,210      118                 3,345      113
 Pacific mackerel         18,402       73                56,910       67
 Saury                         8       90                   257       36
 Cod                       5,628      169                11,859      215
 Pollock                   8,020      112                17,183      128
 Atka mackerel             7,896       29                14,620       37
 Japanese flying squid       871      242                 2,422      249
 Flying squid                  -        -                     0       85
 Yellowtail                  328      770                 1,159      635
 Flatfish                    675      498                 1,500      466
 Sea bream                   466      799                   919      793
 Tanner crab                   0    1,217                     4      661
 Octopus                     325      308                   762      305
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                105    2,218                   258    2,424
 Albacore tuna                31      303                    90      274
 Bigeye tuna               1,668      553                 2,857      569
 Yellowfin tuna            1,737      212                 3,060      215
 Striped marlin                -        -                     -        -
 Swordfish                     -        -                     -        -
 Skipjack tuna            19,734      102                30,764      102
 Pollock                   2,386      122                 2,386      122
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water                -        -                     -        -
  Coastal                    739      303                 2,972      294
 Flying squid              7,979      159                13,493      137
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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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