AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
June 2004
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                              June                       January - June     
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                548    1,181                 1,256    2,066
 Albacore tuna             6,917      225                28,103      259
 Bigeye tuna               1,993      365                 5,770      645 
 Yellowfin tuna              707      627                 4,792      601
 Striped marlin               79      317                   650      638 
 Swordfish                   135      955                 2,462      843
 Skipjack tuna             8,702      272                20,515      413
 Japanese sardine          2,796      172                 5,552      208 
 Round herring               711      128                 3,990      120
 Anchovy                  18,641       25               161,749       20
 Jack mackerel            15,022      151                82,101      143
 Mackerel-scad               710       96                10,250       98
 Pacific mackerel          7,279       93                59,863      114
 Saury                         6      125                   225       64
 Cod                       2,464       95                17,624      226
 Pollock                   8,296       48                67,439       63
 Atka mackerel            13,161       33                73,865       26
 Japanese flying squid     3,658      224                10,165      231
 Flying squid                  -        -                     6       12  
 Yellowtail                  774      484                 7,553      477
 Flatfish                    793      268                 5,862      392
 Sea bream                   653      742                 3,853      706
 Tanner crab                  77      330                   598      428
 Octopus                     808      399                 2,844      367
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                 25    2,459                   510    1,961
 Albacore tuna             1,380      198                16,263      205 
 Bigeye tuna               2,259      557                10,274      673
 Yellowfin tuna            2,601      213                15,371      188
 Striped marlin                0      280                     5      355 
 Swordfish                     2      506                    18      599 
 Skipjack tuna            15,272      123               100,253      109
 Pollock                       -        -                 4,477      142 
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water              391      239                 2,222      214
  Coastal                    445      220                 1,106      215 
 Flying squid                888       92                22,261      156
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12/10/13


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