AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
MAY 2005
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May January - May
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Metric Tons Yen/kg Metric Tons Yen/kg
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 365 2,255 806 2,841
Albacore tuna 1,760 289 10,791 320
Bigeye tuna 854 677 3,181 893
Yellowfin tuna 1,998 415 4,089 591
Striped marlin 108 589 416 829
Swordfish 203 965 2,422 871
Skipjack tuna 9,735 253 16,727 301
Japanese sardine 1,626 154 3,068 229
Round herring 1,944 58 5,315 80
Anchovy 12,746 24 89,184 22
Jack mackerel 17,443 168 62,026 141
Mackerel-scad 513 135 6,917 118
Pacific mackerel 29,178 45 174,713 52
Saury 1 264 271 47
Cod 2,853 130 20,009 192
Pollock 12,200 71 46,664 95
Atka mackerel 7,794 70 44,153 42
Japanese flying squid 907 360 4,884 305
Flying squid 0 100 0 87
Yellowtail 898 484 4,111 560
Flatfish 1,504 326 5,088 406
Sea bream 812 630 3,034 746
Tanner crab 143 408 236 445
Octopus 489 399 2,954 300
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 35 2,369 523 2,156
Albacore tuna 341 260 819 286
Bigeye tuna 1,418 608 9,360 565
Yellowfin tuna 1,930 266 11,813 241
Striped marlin 0 392 2 355
Swordfish - - - -
Skipjack tuna 19,530 118 88,976 112
Pollock - - 4,070 132
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 1,234 226 1,664 205
Coastal - - 3,542 294
Flying squid 594 108 21,850 118
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
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