AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
FEBRUARY 2006
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February January - February
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Metric Tons Yen/kg Metric Tons Yen/kg
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 9 9,533 21 6,056
Albacore tuna 2,582 366 5,111 361
Bigeye tuna 559 989 945 1,090
Yellowfin tuna 431 757 579 783
Striped marlin 34 997 56 1,072
Swordfish 568 841 1,205 812
Skipjack tuna 888 314 1,093 308
Japanese sardine 565 124 797 165
Round herring 957 70 1,421 72
Anchovy 4,784 40 8,620 38
Jack mackerel 10,396 114 20,102 119
Mackerel-scad 3,552 81 6,802 88
Pacific mackerel 21,214 72 72,882 59
Saury 1 263 166 35
Cod 4,224 248 9,730 276
Pollock 9,769 112 18,696 120
Atka mackerel 4,980 41 13,542 39
Japanese flying squid 586 287 2,887 240
Flying squid 0 23 0 59
Yellowtail 1,182 476 2,443 453
Flatfish 813 368 1,764 401
Sea bream 398 859 882 883
Tanner crab 2 944 11 710
Octopus 269 411 683 407
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 84 1,660 206 1,794
Albacore tuna 119 285 190 267
Bigeye tuna 1,444 589 2,772 583
Yellowfin tuna 1,981 200 2,963 198
Striped marlin 1 734 1 734
Swordfish - - - -
Skipjack tuna 15,563 122 30,057 122
Pollock 2,436 111 4,888 130
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water - - - -
Coastal 1,191 273 2,330 273
Flying squid 15,118 169 24,549 166
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
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