AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
OCTOBER 2005
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October January - October
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Metric Tons Yen/kg Metric Tons Yen/kg
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 25 1,609 4,038 1,323
Albacore tuna 608 513 16,494 337
Bigeye tuna 1,347 1,099 6,836 910
Yellowfin tuna 309 680 8,219 576
Striped marlin 104 853 1,734 493
Swordfish 485 760 3,955 829
Skipjack tuna 9,924 204 91,194 185
Japanese sardine 309 386 9,522 236
Round herring 686 62 11,481 84
Anchovy 2,216 35 111,652 24
Jack mackerel 10,273 129 109,314 161
Mackerel-scad 561 101 9,015 120
Pacific mackerel 87,195 44 397,020 49
Saury 75,173 38 166,231 68
Cod 2,391 300 27,976 194
Pollock 10,165 60 83,110 79
Atka mackerel 13,093 35 79,602 49
Japanese flying squid 11,815 236 49,402 206
Flying squid 241 135 722 154
Yellowtail 2,935 219 11,412 388
Flatfish 955 410 9,191 378
Sea bream 618 800 5,852 758
Tanner crab - - 288 424
Octopus 503 373 5,537 357
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 272 2,090 903 2,177
Albacore tuna 976 379 13,944 374
Bigeye tuna 1,709 683 17,322 606
Yellowfin tuna 3,324 225 25,810 234
Striped marlin 0 83 4 170
Swordfish - - - -
Skipjack tuna 23,277 105 208,148 107
Pollock - - 4,070 132
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water - - 5,476 218
Coastal 9,259 268 35,229 251
Flying squid 1,940 85 35,509 115
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
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