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
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/13


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