AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
AUGUST 2005
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August January - August
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Metric Tons Yen/kg Metric Tons Yen/kg
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 259 814 3,933 1,304
Albacore tuna 664 444 14,328 326
Bigeye tuna 498 977 4,563 832
Yellowfin tuna 961 599 6,926 569
Striped marlin 718 304 1,444 464
Swordfish 333 754 3,041 864
Skipjack tuna 14,539 175 61,655 203
Japanese sardine 879 328 6,126 256
Round herring 961 84 8,772 92
Anchovy 5,892 36 107,733 24
Jack mackerel 6,905 236 88,855 166
Mackerel-scad 295 127 8,206 120
Pacific mackerel 27,894 56 255,730 51
Saury 30,603 92 32,036 116
Cod 922 178 23,480 185
Pollock 1,041 121 59,127 90
Atka mackerel 3,324 80 55,345 54
Japanese flying squid 15,292 158 25,913 206
Flying squid 23 191 23 190
Yellowtail 1,929 269 7,198 472
Flatfish 659 374 7,393 375
Sea bream 604 758 4,714 749
Tanner crab - - 288 424
Octopus 462 427 4,493 356
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 7 2,775 578 2,194
Albacore tuna 3,941 423 10,502 364
Bigeye tuna 1,489 639 14,072 585
Yellowfin tuna 3,525 228 19,827 236
Striped marlin 1 32 3 223
Swordfish - - - -
Skipjack tuna 26,206 107 161,306 108
Pollock - - 4,070 132
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 1 394 4,866 217
Coastal 10,535 239 19,879 250
Flying squid 3,688 116 28,508 123
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
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