AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
JUNE 2005
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                              June                       January - June   
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:                                       
 Bluefin tuna              1,167      873                 1,973    1,677
 Albacore tuna             1,687      307                12,477      318
 Bigeye tuna                 713      540                 3,894      828
 Yellowfin tuna            1,095      503                 5,183      572
 Striped marlin               66      351                   482      763
 Swordfish                   121      996                 2,543      877
 Skipjack tuna            12,121      186                28,848      253
 Japanese sardine          1,103      283                 4,172      244
 Round herring               368      240                 5,684       90
 Anchovy                   6,845       28                96,029       23
 Jack mackerel            12,407      190                74,682      150
 Mackerel-scad               461      122                 7,378      118
 Pacific mackerel         30,074       42               204,787       50
 Saury                         7      297                   278       53
 Cod                       1,920      110                21,930      185
 Pollock                  10,565       64                57,230       89
 Atka mackerel             6,174      105                50,327       50
 Japanese flying squid     2,382      287                 7,266      299
 Flying squid                  -        -                     0       87
 Yellowtail                  524      552                 4,635      559
 Flatfish                  1,076      247                 6,164      378
 Sea bream                   566      707                 3,599      740
 Tanner crab                  51      324                   287      424
 Octopus                     647      450                 3,601      327
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                 11    2,409                   534    2,161
 Albacore tuna             1,475      286                 2,294      286
 Bigeye tuna               1,684      601                11,044      570
 Yellowfin tuna            1,420      246                13,241      241
 Striped marlin                -        -                     2      355
 Swordfish                     -        -                     -        -
 Skipjack tuna            20,570      103               109,547      111
 Pollock                       -        -                 4,070      132
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water            1,584      234                 3,248      219
  Coastal                    516      236                 4,058      287
 Flying squid                407      217                22,257      120
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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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