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

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/2013


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