AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
AUGUST 2006
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August
January - August
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Metric Tons Yen/kg Metric Tons Yen/kg
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 606 1,299 2,788 1,710
Albacore tuna 280 649 21,703 337
Bigeye tuna 1,207 739 8,595 659
Yellowfin tuna 883 703 6,852 625
Striped marlin 455 304 1,093 453
Swordfish 585 655 3,474 831
Skipjack tuna 19,197 159 64,732 215
Japanese sardine 7,445 123 32,927 104
Round herring 3,569 49 10,185 71
Anchovy 12,276 37 110,247 32
Jack mackerel 6,611 239 74,170 195
Mackerel-scad 1,142 90 12,815 90
Pacific mackerel 35,636 52 223,882 57
Saury 14,835 237 16,454 264
Cod 711 271 22,685 241
Pollock 1,058 75 54,600 99
Atka mackerel 1,547 115 38,702 56
Japanese flying squid 4,005 229 14,782 237
Flying squid - - 0 59
Yellowtail 1,298 334 12,510 416
Flatfish 529 427 8,144 383
Sea bream 469 881 4,105 836
Tanner crab - - 367 310
Octopus 538 496 4,103 463
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 50 2,383 622 1,876
Albacore tuna 490 296 7,299 310
Bigeye tuna 1,946 738 13,165 715
Yellowfin tuna 2,153 394 17,299 328
Striped marlin 8 270 11 344
Swordfish - - 0 656
Skipjack tuna 22,985 119 158,600 128
Pollock - - 6,878 129
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 7 313 4,004 193
Coastal 10,150 233 18,756 225
Flying squid 5,622 81 39,860 136
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
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