AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES
AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
December 2007
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December
January - December
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Metric Tons Yen/kg Metric
Tons Yen/kg
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna
5 3,791
3,406 1,603
Albacore tuna
3,171 296
48,717 242
Bigeye tuna
1,149 1,472
11,932 1,129
Yellowfin tuna
282 924
6,420 735
Skipjack tuna
273 181
72,884 275
Japanese sardine
284 131
41,669 101
Round herring
1,105 71
30,689 65
Anchovy
1,893 60
125,098 43
Jack mackerel
5,803 172
92,856 189
Mackerel-scad
2,858 84
15,741 100
Pacific mackerel 53,061 81
403,499 82
Saury
6,272 50
257,871 73
Atka mackerel
22,117 22
104,129 38
Japanese flying squid 9,465 125
83,443 159
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna
188 3,136
931 2,746
Albacore tuna
182 274
14,865 292
Bigeye tuna
2,064 881
19,963 799
Yellowfin tuna
1,038 533
10,205 518
Skipjack tuna
22,038 175
224,206 163
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water
- -
2,505 198
Coastal
7,125 207
50,491 233
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu