AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT 49 LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
JANUARY 2003
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Sales Volume Exvessel Prices
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Metric Tons A(%) Yen/kg A(%)
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 5 71 6,989 277
Albacore tuna 2,368 93 285 83
Bigeye tuna 498 110 1,035 98
Yellowfin tuna 352 162 780 81
Striped Marlin 103 103 873 95
Swordfish 455 129 861 91
Skipjack tuna 191 49 295 176
Japanese sardine 402 38 505 141
Round herring 63 20 145 131
Anchovy 56,489 1,532 17 32
Jack mackerel 10,225 187 138 66
Mackerel-scad 2,405 110 115 112
Pacific mackerel 19,079 75 100 94
Saury 92 153 85 47
Cod 3,213 92 414 93
Pollock 10,381 109 178 196
Atka mackerel 5,556 68 29 112
Japanese flying squid 3,213 118 171 137
Flying squid 4 - 376 -
Yellowtail 1,536 225 397 61
Flatfish 360 41 520 148
Sea bream 367 128 851 80
Tanner crab 3 60 962 164
Octopus 282 187 298 84
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 234 87 1,824 98
Albacore tuna 161 94 198 80
Bigeye tuna 1,429 80 673 91
Yellowfin tuna 2,578 107 208 97
Striped Marlin 3 - 468 173
Swordfish - - - -
Skipjack tuna 13,129 21 60 83
Pollock 105 5 163 190
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 76 30 227 176
Coastal 1,064 86 239 117
Flying squid 7,958 124 103 72
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A = Comparison with the same period a year earlier.
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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