AVERAGE
EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME
AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
AUGUST 2012
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Metric Tons
Yen/kg
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 246
1,801
Albacore tuna 361
549
Bigeye tuna 465
1,064
Yellowfin tuna 1,560
481
Skipjack tuna 6,229
390
Japanese sardine 10,299
66
Round herring 6,904
40
Anchovy 2,721
39
Jack mackerel 5,432
282
Mackerel-scad 433
128
Pacific mackerel 20,672
77
Saury 10,039
217
Atka mackerel 1,754
124
Japanese flying squid 11,977
146
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 198
2,269
Albacore tuna 4,827
299
Bigeye tuna 2,149
888
Yellowfin tuna 2,925
384
Skipjack tuna 14,641
197
Japanese flying squid:
Coastal water 6,778
238
Distant 18
168
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metric ton
- ... zero
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
Data Source: Japan Fisheries Agency |