AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
OCTOBER 2004
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                             October                   January - October  
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                 30    1,626                 4,892    1,221
 Albacore tuna               346      731                29,137      273
 Bigeye tuna               1,130    1,242                 8,818      796 
 Yellowfin tuna              285      852                 6,931      626
 Striped marlin              234      577                 2,128      469 
 Swordfish                   549      668                 3,904      784 
 Skipjack tuna             2,629      525                56,014      320
 Japanese sardine          3,284      167                20,773      186 
 Round herring             1,059       80                10,498       89
 Anchovy                   4,056       38               186,014       21
 Jack mackerel             9,428      157               120,793      151
 Mackerel-scad               753      116                13,057      101
 Pacific mackerel         28,775      106               140,280      107
 Saury                    62,588       71               137,280      126
 Cod                       2,175      341                22,661      235
 Pollock                  14,597       49               104,882       57
 Atka mackerel            14,444       17               118,462       26
 Japanese flying squid    10,905      271                59,194      230
 Flying squid                  2      120                    19       93  
 Yellowtail                2,818      315                20,821      340
 Flatfish                  1,015      359                 8,849      373 
 Sea bream                   544      790                 6,273      735
 Tanner crab                   1      249                   598      428
 Octopus                     522      267                 4,872      354
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                 95    2,015                   914    2,074
 Albacore tuna               166      333                20,836      222 
 Bigeye tuna               1,677      760                18,336      646
 Yellowfin tuna            1,769      259                23,846      206
 Striped marlin                2      323                    12      211 
 Swordfish                     -        -                    18      599 
 Skipjack tuna            16,810      124               165,861      121
 Pollock                       -        -                 4,477      142 
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water                -        -                 4,040      227
  Coastal                  9,382      361                28,985      294 
 Flying squid              5,494       96                37,105      141
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


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