AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
JANUARY 2004
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                            January                   Jan. - December 2003     
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                  8    3,634                 1,158    2,192
 Albacore tuna             2,271      356                25,019      295
 Bigeye tuna                 550    1,112                10,142    1,003 
 Yellowfin tuna              158    1,006                11,163      567
 Striped Marlin               60      818                 2,597      469 
 Swordfish                   529      794                 4,784      740
 Skipjack tuna               123      326                89,733      205
 Japanese sardine            237      662                37,597      168 
 Round herring               526      118                10,280       93
 Anchovy                  35,941       20               239,642       23
 Jack mackerel             7,341      154               165,910      137
 Mackerel-scad             2,628      104                22,190      103
 Pacific mackerel         16,895      129               254,151       79
 Saury                       195       57               225,068       67
 Cod                       4,269      402                23,827      305
 Pollock                  10,115       91               125,620       67
 Atka mackerel            12,563       16               112,608       26
 Japanese flying squid     2,292      190                66,577      169
 Flying squid                  0      114                   560      175
 Yellowtail                  652      693                27,530      306
 Flatfish                    858      484                12,178      407
 Sea bream                   452      743                 6,483      765
 Tanner crab                  36      466                   696      478
 Octopus                     420      295                 6,982      323
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                 20    2,454                 2,615    1,974
 Albacore tuna               202      353                30,105      308 
 Bigeye tuna               1,327      704                22,307      623
 Yellowfin tuna            2,480      147                32,712      205
 Striped Marlin                -        -                    25      254 
 Swordfish                     -        -                    11      504 
 Skipjack tuna            15,629      119               198,861      100
 Pollock                     527      144                 3,073      156
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water                2      180                19,768      202
  Coastal                    243      223                55,455      197 
 Flying squid              9,321      154                41,886      145
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