AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME
AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
May 2008
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Metric Tons Yen/kg
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 136 2,811
Albacore tuna 1,027 339
Bigeye tuna 443 960
Yellowfin tuna 1,987 452
Skipjack tuna 7,011 370
Japanese sardine 2,066 64
Round herring 1,089 85
Anchovy 12,081 50
Jack mackerel 13,015 258
Mackerel-scad 511 197
Pacific mackerel 28,929 86
Saury 1 244
Atka mackerel 7,890 93
Japanese flying squid 187 241
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 49 3,357
Albacore tuna 224 395
Bigeye tuna 1,629 835
Yellowfin tuna 1,256 606
Skipjack tuna 21,859 220
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 1,267 183
Coastal 1 264
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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metic ton
- ... zero
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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