AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN APRIL 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April January - April ------------------------- ------------------------- Metric Tons Yen/kg Metric Tons Yen/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh: Bluefin tuna 389 2,812 440 3,106 Albacore tuna 1,934 306 9,031 326 Bigeye tuna 789 898 2,326 972 Yellowfin tuna 872 718 2,090 760 Striped marlin 114 891 308 913 Swordfish 479 928 2,220 862 Skipjack tuna 4,414 355 6,992 369 Japanese sardine 936 220 1,442 314 Round herring 1,177 69 3,371 92 Anchovy 3,084 25 76,439 22 Jack mackerel 15,741 126 44,583 131 Mackerel-scad 1,231 147 6,404 116 Pacific mackerel 45,327 42 145,535 53 Saury 12 235 270 46 Cod 2,094 185 17,157 202 Pollock 8,110 79 34,464 103 Atka mackerel 13,394 38 36,359 37 Japanese flying squid 1,059 370 3,977 293 Flying squid - - 0 86 Yellowtail 1,337 485 3,212 581 Flatfish 1,224 403 3,584 440 Sea bream 729 753 2,222 788 Tanner crab 88 496 93 502 Octopus 430 371 2,465 280 Frozen: Bluefin tuna 118 1,686 487 2,140 Albacore tuna 192 360 477 305 Bigeye tuna 2,827 544 7,942 557 Yellowfin tuna 3,787 241 9,882 236 Striped marlin 0 386 1 342 Swordfish - - - - Skipjack tuna 19,844 125 69,446 111 Pollock - - 4,070 132 Japanese flying squid: Distant water - - 430 144 Coastal 244 301 3,542 294 Flying squid 3,962 82 21,256 118 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton - ... zero Contact: Sunee C. Sonu |
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