AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
MAY 2006
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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 206 2,810 349 4,056
Albacore tuna 2,216 322 11,399 368
Bigeye tuna 1,785 479 3,987 767
Yellowfin tuna 1,442 558 3,632 658
Striped marlin 96 645 284 892
Swordfish 319 835 2,513 860
Skipjack tuna 5,761 505 10,765 508
Japanese sardine 104 189 2,118 120
Round herring 687 100 4,945 82
Anchovy 13,853 33 77,940 30
Jack mackerel 10,762 230 50,160 162
Mackerel-scad 622 86 10,391 88
Pacific mackerel 28,255 49 135,115 60
Saury 4 259 171 42
Cod 3,591 165 19,233 244
Pollock 8,264 83 42,760 101
Atka mackerel 5,657 69 30,896 47
Japanese flying squid 652 261 4,153 272
Flying squid - - 0 59
Yellowtail 2,239 327 9,375 412
Flatfish 1,656 328 5,687 410
Sea bream 547 805 2,821 810
Tanner crab 215 281 298 316
Octopus 553 481 2,226 441
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna - - 457 1,715
Albacore tuna 121 410 537 325
Bigeye tuna 1,178 770 7,451 658
Yellowfin tuna 1,706 262 9,504 267
Striped marlin 0 234 3 570
Swordfish - - 0 656
Skipjack tuna 23,542 140 96,937 131
Pollock - - 6,878 129
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 1,194 135 1,194 135
Coastal - - 1,342 271
Flying squid 2,999 108 26,043 155
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
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