AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT 49 LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
JANUARY - DECEMBER 2002
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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 3,491 151 1,640 98
Albacore tuna 22,916 98 300 76
Bigeye tuna 7,312 127 1,085 81
Yellowfin tuna 5,188 88 661 95
Striped Marlin 2,993 89 418 90
Swordfish 5,091 99 841 99
Skipjack tuna 46,517 77 270 108
Japanese sardine 38,735 29 176 220
Round herring 13,449 89 95 78
Anchovy 227,881 145 39 83
Jack mackerel 125,935 104 194 97
Mackerel-scad 33,347 104 103 92
Pacific mackerel 252,787 77 96 114
Saury 202,276 76 158 150
Yellowtail 27,429 82 401 116
Flatfish 18,763 99 498 100
Cod 20,517 68 346 129
Pollock 146,509 121 78 98
Atka mackerel 105,378 91 38 93
Sea bream 4,239 96 929 94
Tanner crab 1,550 80 1,227 127
Japanese flying squid 116,142 106 178 144
Flying squid 61 35 85 112
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 3,653 137 1,776 80
Albacore tuna 46,992 163 276 54
Bigeye tuna 13,295 104 649 89
Yellowfin tuna 8,293 86 442 106
Striped Marlin 364 96 450 92
Swordfish 827 98 586 88
Skipjack tuna 213,404 118 127 102
Pollock 4,521 44 130 148
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 19,622 36 219 146
Coastal 58,349 84 204 147
Flying squid 54,649 76 128 108
Octopus 9,674 154 379 92
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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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