WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
August 1-12, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rate is: 120 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for August 1-12, 2003.
  
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  Species/       Sales   Origin                 Price range (yen/kg)
  Date of sale   volume                          High  Average  Low 
  (Month/date)
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  BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
   8/11      14 fish     Boston                    9,500-4,818-3,000
   8/11       8 fish     Canada                    6,800-4,740-3,000
   8/11       2 fish     New Zealand                           5,500
   8/12       6 fish     Turkey                    5,600-3,625-2,600
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   8/11      66 fish     Australia                 5,000-2,100-  800
   8/11       9 fish     Bali                      1,500-1,250-1,000
   8/12       4 fish     Cape Town                 3,800-3,380-2,600
   8/ 5      11 fish     Fiji                      1,400-1,156-  900
   8/11      14 fish     Guam                      2,800-1,913-1,500
   8/ 9       2 fish     Hawaii                                3,000
   8/ 6      16 fish     Indonesia                 1,300-1,175-1,000
   8/11       2 fish     Micronesia                            2,000
   8/ 5       4 fish     New York                  3,600-2,800-2,000
   8/11      46 fish     New Zealand               6,700-3,049-1,500
   8/12      10 fish     Panama                    4,000-2,820-1,600
   8/ 4      11 fish     Puket                       800-  700-  600
   8/11       4 fish     Sri Lanka                 2,000-1,633-1,400
   8/ 8      15 fish     Taiwan                    1,800-1,467-1,000
   8/11      16 fish     Vietnam                   2,000-1,375-  800
  
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
  8/11       2 fish     Australia                 2,200-2,100-2,000
  8/ 4      10 fish     Bali                      3,000-1,000-  700
  8/12       2 fish     Fiji                      2,300-1,650-1,000
  8/ 6       6 fish     New Caledonia             1,800-1,417-1,000
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
  8/ 8     72 trays   Alaska                               300/tray*
  8/12     67 trays   Chile                              1,000/tray*
  8/12  4,828 trays   China                        3,000-  500/tray*
  8/ 8    770 trays   Los Angeles                  3,800-1,500/tray*
  8/11    132 trays   Mexico                       1,700-1,400/tray*
  8/11    515 trays   Russia                         900-  200/tray*
  8/11      Japan (white)                        10,000-1,100/tray**
  8/11      Japan (red)                           9,700-1,000/tray**
 
             *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
            **(tray=150-450 grams in net weight)
 
 ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
  Japan     Fresh     Top grade                          5,000-4,000
  Japan     Frozen    Grade 1  Small                           3,500
                               Medium                          4,000
                      Grade 2  Small                           2,300
                               Medium                          2,500
 
 HERRING ROE, salted
       Canada         Large                              4,500-4,200
                      Medium                                   4,200
                      Small                                    4,000
  San Francisco       Large                              3,600-3,400
                      Medium                             3,400-3,100
                      Small                              3,400-3,100
  Bristol Bay         Extra large                              3,000
                      Large                                    3,000
 
 HERRING ROE ON KELP
            Canada                                       5,000-3,000
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
  Sockeye salmon sujiko, Kenai
                      Grade 1                            2,600-2,500
                      Grade 2                            2,200-2,100
                      Grade 3                            1,800-1,700
  Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                      Grade 1                            2,500-2,400
                      Grade 2                            2,100-2,000
                      Grade 3                            1,700-1,600
 
  Pink salmon sujiko
                      Grade 1                            1,500-1,400
                      Grade 2                            1,200-1,100
                      Grade 3                              900-  800
  Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark, new
                      Grade 1                            3,500-3,300
                      Grade 2                            3,100-3,000
 
                      Grade 3                                  2,700
  Salmon-trout sujiko, Finland                                      
                      Grade 1                            3,200-3,100
 
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
       Japan, Hokkaido/Sanriku                           3,800-2,700
       North America                                           2,800
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
       Russian roe                                       2,600-2,300
 
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
       Japan, Hokkaido                                   3,800-3,100
 
 SALMON
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, False Pass
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     560-540
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     660-640
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     660-640
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     550-530
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     600-580
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     600-580
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Kodiak                              
            4-6 lbs/fish           
            6-9 lbs/fish           
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Chignik                             
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     560-540
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     660-640
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     660-640
  Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     520-500
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     580-570
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     520-500
  Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     460-450
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     480-470
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     480-470
  Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
            1.8-2.7 kg/fish                                  500-480
            2.7-3.6 kg/fish                                  520-500
  Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
            3-4 kg/fish                                      520-500
            4-5 kg/fish                                      540-530
            5-6 kg/fish                                      600-580
  Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile                           
            3-4 kg/fish                                      480-470
            4-5 kg/fish                                      500-480
            5-6 kg/fish                                      520-500
  Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
            4-5 kg/fish                                      850-750
  Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
            4-5 kg/fish                                      950-850
  Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
            5-6 kg/fish                                      850-750
  King salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, New Zealand
            4-5 kg/fish                                      900-800
  King salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
            4-5 kg/fish                                      900-800
  King salmon, frozen, farm, New Zealand
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     600-550
            6-11 lbs/fish                                    600-550
  King salmon, frozen, farm, Canada                                 
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     600-550
            6-11 lbs/fish                                    600-550
 
 ABALONE, live
  Japan     Kuro (Kyushu)                                7,500-6,500
                 Kuro (Bohshu)                           7,500-7,000
            Ezo:  Over 300 gm                                  9,500
                 About 200 gm                            8,500-8,000
                  150- 200 gm                            8,000-7,500
                  100- 150 gm                                  7,000
            Tokobushi                                    3,000-2,500
  Australia                                                    5,500
  South Africa                                           5,700-5,500
  Taiwan    Tokobushi                                    2,700-2,500
 
 SARDINE, fresh, large
  Japan                                                  1,500-1,000
 
 SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
  Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                         1,450-1,380
  Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                            1,400-1,300
                 4-5 lbs/fish                            1,280-1,250
                 3-4 lbs/fish                            1,250-1,200
                 2-3 lbs/fish                                  1,150
                 1-2 lbs/fish                                  1,000
 
  SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, section with claw,
       cooked, frozen, shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton, Alaska
       5 L                                               2,450-2,100
       4 L                                               2,200-1,800
 
 ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe                                        
       L (800-600 grams/fish)                                500-480
       M (600-400 grams/fish)                                    480
       S (400-200 grams/fish)                                    480
 
 ROCK SOLE, frozen, without roe
       L (800-600 grams/fish)                                240-230
       M (600-400 grams/fish)                                    240
       S (400-200 grams/fish)                                       
 
 SURIMI, frozen
       Ship-processed, SA                                        450
       Ship-processed, FA                                        400
       Land-processed                                            320
 
 FLOUNDER, fresh
       Japan                                             3,300-2,000
       U.S.A.                                            1,500-1,400
       China                       
 
 SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
       Japan          Large                                  700-250
                      Medium                                 450-100
 
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