WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
July 1-14, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rates are: 118-119 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for July 1-14, 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
   7/14      10 fish     Boston                   10,000-6,571-4,000
   7/14      31 fish     Italy                     4,000-2,416-1,000
   7/ 7      18 fish     Mexico                    5,200-3,250-2,800
   7/ 3       1 fish     New Zealand                           3,900
   7/14      13 fish     Spain                     4,000-2,971-2,000
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   7/12      42 fish     Australia                 3,800-1,926-  800
   7/12       5 fish     Bali                      1,600-1,475-1,350
   7/ 7       9 fish     Cape Town                 6,500-3,478-1,500
   7/14      12 fish     Fiji                      2,600-1,808-1,100
   7/ 9      13 fish     Guam                      1,800-1,363-  750
   7/12       2 fish     Indonesia                 2,000-1,800-1,600
   7/14       4 fish     Marshall Is.              1,800-1,550-1,300
   7/14       6 fish     New Caledonia             2,800-1,667-1,000
   7/ 3       3 fish     New Zealand               2,000-      1,800
   7/14       4 fish     Palau                     2,000-1,675-1,400
   7/ 7       7 fish     Panama                    3,800-2,800-2,000
   7/14      31 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,800-1,083-  700
   7/12       5 fish     Taiwan                    1,300-1,060-  800
   7/14      18 fish     Vietnam                   2,500-1,229-1,000
  
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
  7/14       8 fish     Australia                  2,100-1,950-1,800
  7/ 9       2 fish     Bali                                   2,000
  7/ 7       8 fish     New Caledonia              1,500-1,217-1,000
  7/12       9 fish     Philippines                1,500-1,000-  400
  7/ 9       2 fish     Taiwan                     1,300-1,200-1,100
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
  7/14    504 trays   Chile                        1,700-1,000/tray*
  7/14  5,549 trays   China                        4,300-  500/tray*
  7/ 4    192 trays   Korea, North                   800-  600/tray*
  7/14    224 trays   Los Angeles                  4,300-1,200/tray*
  7/14    194 trays   Russia                       1,800-1,200/tray*
  7/14      Japan (white)                        13,000-1,800/tray**
  7/14      Japan (red)                           8,200-1,100/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
            San Francisco                                           
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
  Sockeye salmon sujiko, Copper river
                      Grade 1                                  3,700
                      Grade 2                                  3,300
                      Grade 3                                  2,900
  Sockeye salmon sujiko, Kodiak
                      Grade 1                                  3,500
                      Grade 2                                  3,100
                      Grade 3                                  2,700
  Sockeye salmon sujiko, Chignik
                      Grade 1                                  3,500
                      Grade 2                                  3,100
  King salmon sujiko, Copper river
                      Grade 1                                  3,400
                      Grade 2                                  3,000
                      Grade 3                                  2,600
  Chum salmon sujiko, Copper river
                      Grade 1                                  2,500
                      Grade 2                                  2,100
                      Grade 3                                  1,700
  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                           4,500-3,500
       North America                                     2,500-2,000
 
 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, Local
            2-4 lbs/fish           
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     650-600
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     650-600
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     500-480
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     600-580
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     600-580
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Canada, net                         
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     650-600
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     700-650
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Canada, troll                       
            4-6 lbs/fish                                 1,050-1,000
            6-9 lbs/fish                                 1,100-1,050
  Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     530-520
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     590-580
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     530-520
  Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     510-500
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     530-520
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     510-500
  Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
            1.8-2.7 kg/fish                                  550-530
            2.7-3.6 kg/fish                                  570-550
  Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
            3-4 kg/fish                                      540-530
            4-5 kg/fish                                      550-540
            5-6 kg/fish                                      560-550
  Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile                           
            3-4 kg/fish                                      450-440
            4-5 kg/fish                                      470-460
            5-6 kg/fish                                      500-490
  Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
            4-5 kg/fish                                      850-800
  Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
            4-5 kg/fish                                      950-900
  Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
            5-6 kg/fish                                      850-800
  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)                                7,000-6,000
                 Kuro (Bohshu)                           7,000-6,000
            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                                                      900-700
 
 SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
  Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                               1,450
  Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                            1,400-1,350
                 4-5 lbs/fish                            1,300-1,290
                 3-4 lbs/fish                            1,280-1,250
                 2-3 lbs/fish                                  1,120
                 1-2 lbs/fish                                  1,050
 
  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                                             2,000-1,300
       Korea, North                                      1,200-  500
       China                                             1,000-  700
 
 SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
       Japan          Large                                  900-200
                      Medium                                 400-150
                      Small                                      200
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