AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN APRIL 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
April January - April
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Metric Tons Yen/kg Metric Tons Yen/kg
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 389 2,812 440 3,106
Albacore tuna 1,934 306 9,031 326
Bigeye tuna 789 898 2,326 972
Yellowfin tuna 872 718 2,090 760
Striped marlin 114 891 308 913
Swordfish 479 928 2,220 862
Skipjack tuna 4,414 355 6,992 369
Japanese sardine 936 220 1,442 314
Round herring 1,177 69 3,371 92
Anchovy 3,084 25 76,439 22
Jack mackerel 15,741 126 44,583 131
Mackerel-scad 1,231 147 6,404 116
Pacific mackerel 45,327 42 145,535 53
Saury 12 235 270 46
Cod 2,094 185 17,157 202
Pollock 8,110 79 34,464 103
Atka mackerel 13,394 38 36,359 37
Japanese flying squid 1,059 370 3,977 293
Flying squid - - 0 86
Yellowtail 1,337 485 3,212 581
Flatfish 1,224 403 3,584 440
Sea bream 729 753 2,222 788
Tanner crab 88 496 93 502
Octopus 430 371 2,465 280
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 118 1,686 487 2,140
Albacore tuna 192 360 477 305
Bigeye tuna 2,827 544 7,942 557
Yellowfin tuna 3,787 241 9,882 236
Striped marlin 0 386 1 342
Swordfish - - - -
Skipjack tuna 19,844 125 69,446 111
Pollock - - 4,070 132
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water - - 430 144
Coastal 244 301 3,542 294
Flying squid 3,962 82 21,256 118
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
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09/06/06