Japan Fish Meal Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1964 | 30 | (1000 MT) | NA |
| 1965 | 34 | (1000 MT) | 13.33 % |
| 1966 | 36 | (1000 MT) | 5.88 % |
| 1967 | 41 | (1000 MT) | 13.89 % |
| 1968 | 49 | (1000 MT) | 19.51 % |
| 1969 | 49 | (1000 MT) | 0.00 % |
| 1970 | 59 | (1000 MT) | 20.41 % |
| 1971 | 38 | (1000 MT) | -35.59 % |
| 1972 | 44 | (1000 MT) | 15.79 % |
| 1973 | 64 | (1000 MT) | 45.45 % |
| 1974 | 50 | (1000 MT) | -21.88 % |
| 1975 | 46 | (1000 MT) | -8.00 % |
| 1976 | 47 | (1000 MT) | 2.17 % |
| 1977 | 62 | (1000 MT) | 31.91 % |
| 1978 | 45 | (1000 MT) | -27.42 % |
| 1979 | 55 | (1000 MT) | 22.22 % |
| 1980 | 45 | (1000 MT) | -18.18 % |
| 1981 | 129 | (1000 MT) | 186.67 % |
| 1982 | 75 | (1000 MT) | -41.86 % |
| 1983 | 63 | (1000 MT) | -16.00 % |
| 1984 | 62 | (1000 MT) | -1.59 % |
| 1985 | 37 | (1000 MT) | -40.32 % |
| 1986 | 36 | (1000 MT) | -2.70 % |
| 1987 | 42 | (1000 MT) | 16.67 % |
| 1988 | 168 | (1000 MT) | 300.00 % |
| 1989 | 89 | (1000 MT) | -47.02 % |
| 1990 | 109 | (1000 MT) | 22.47 % |
| 1991 | 146 | (1000 MT) | 33.94 % |
| 1992 | 61 | (1000 MT) | -58.22 % |
| 1993 | 23 | (1000 MT) | -62.30 % |
| 1994 | 39 | (1000 MT) | 69.57 % |
| 1995 | 108 | (1000 MT) | 176.92 % |
| 1996 | 114 | (1000 MT) | 5.56 % |
| 1997 | 177 | (1000 MT) | 55.26 % |
| 1998 | 186 | (1000 MT) | 5.08 % |
| 1999 | 98 | (1000 MT) | -47.31 % |
| 2000 | 15 | (1000 MT) | -84.69 % |
| 2001 | 32 | (1000 MT) | 113.33 % |
| 2002 | 70 | (1000 MT) | 118.75 % |
| 2003 | 61 | (1000 MT) | -12.86 % |
| 2004 | 41 | (1000 MT) | -32.79 % |
| 2005 | 40 | (1000 MT) | -2.44 % |
| 2006 | 35 | (1000 MT) | -12.50 % |
| 2007 | 25 | (1000 MT) | -28.57 % |
| 2008 | 15 | (1000 MT) | -40.00 % |
| 2009 | 4 | (1000 MT) | -73.33 % |
| 2010 | 17 | (1000 MT) | 325.00 % |
| 2011 | 4 | (1000 MT) | -76.47 % |
| 2012 | 2 | (1000 MT) | -50.00 % |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
See also: Commodity prices
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