WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
July 15-28, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rates are: 118-119 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for July 15-28, 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
   7/25     236 fish     Australia                 3,300-2,095-1,800
   7/28       7 fish     Boston                    8,000-5,743-2,200
   7/28       2 fish     Canada                   10,500-7,500-4,500
   7/25      12 fish     Cape Town                 7,000-3,822-2,000
   7/18       7 fish     Spain                     3,000-2,567-2,200
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   7/28      78 fish     Australia                 4,500-1,765-  800
   7/28      16 fish     Bali                      1,400-  841-  700
   7/28      17 fish     Cape Town                 4,500-2,812-1,000
   7/24      11 fish     Fiji                      2,600-1,514-  800
   7/26      21 fish     Guam                      1,400-  854-  550
   7/23       4 fish     Indonesia                   900-  850-  800
   7/22      25 fish     Micronesia                1,000-  810-  700
   7/28      36 fish     New Zealand               6,000-2,132-1,000
   7/22      97 fish     Palau                     3,000-1,265-  700
   7/15      22 fish     Ponape                    2,200-1,650-1,400
   7/22      19 fish     Puket                     1,100-1,000-  900
   7/28      17 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,000-  867-  700
   7/28      12 fish     Taiwan                    1,600-1,180-  800
  
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
  7/24      20 fish     Australia                 2,500-1,232-  700
  7/23       8 fish     Bali                                    700
  7/28       2 fish     Cape Town                 2,600-1,800-1,000
  7/18       5 fish     Palau                     2,800-1,700-1,300
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
  7/24     42 trays   Alaska                       1,400-1,200/tray*
  7/22    414 trays   Chile                        1,500-  800/tray*
  7/28  8,677 trays   China                        3,700-1,000/tray*
  7/28    995 trays   Los Angeles                  4,300-1,200/tray*
  7/28     42 trays   Mexico                       1,600-1,200/tray*
  7/26     45 trays   Russia                       1,300-1,000/tray*
  7/28      Japan (white)                        12,000-1,550/tray**
  7/28      Japan (red)                           7,000-1,800/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, Copper River
                      Grade 1                                  3,700
                      Grade 2                                  3,300
                      Grade 3                                  2,900
  Sockeye salmon sujiko, Kodiak
                      Grade 1                            3,300-3,200
                      Grade 2                            2,900-2,800
                      Grade 3                            2,500-2,400
  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                            2,600-2,500
                      Grade 2                            2,200-2,100
                      Grade 3                            1,800-1,700
 
  Pink salmon sujiko
                      Grade 1                            1,800-1,700
                      Grade 2                            1,400-1,300
                      Grade 3                            1,000-  900
  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                           4,000-3,500
       North America                                     2,500-2,400
 
 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, Copper River
            2-4 lbs/fish           
            4-6 lbs/fish                                         900
            6-9 lbs/fish           
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     600-550
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     650-600
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     670-620
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Kodiak                              
            4-6 lbs/fish                                         550
            6-9 lbs/fish                                         650
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Chignik                             
            2-4 lbs/fish                                         570
            4-6 lbs/fish                                         630
            6-9 lbs/fish                                         640
  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                                                    1,200-700
 
 SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
  Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                         1,450-1,380
  Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                            1,350-1,300
                 4-5 lbs/fish                            1,270-1,250
                 3-4 lbs/fish                            1,250-1,230
                 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                                             2,500-1,500
       U.S.A.                                            1,500-1,200
       China                                             1,200-  600
 
 SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
       Japan          Large                                  700-300
                      Medium                                 350-150
 
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