WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
October 16-28, 2003
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 109-110 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for October 16-28, 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
 10/28       6 fish     Boston                    2,200-2,067-2,000
 10/25       1 fish     Canada                                2,000
 10/24      10 fish     Italy                     2,200-2,167-2,100
 10/28       6 fish     Malta                     3,000-2,475-2,000
 10/28      22 fish     Mexico                    2,800-2,425-2,000
 10/27       9 fish     Spain                     2,800-2,483-2,300
 10/27      34 fish     Turkey                    2,200-2,000-1,800
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 10/27      52 fish     Australia                 2,300-1,145-  700
 10/25       7 fish     Bali                      1,100-  913-  700
 10/25       3 fish     Cape Town                 2,000-1,700-1,300
 10/28       4 fish     Fiji                      1,300-  975-  700
 10/27       6 fish     Guam                      1,600-1,021-  600
 10/24      10 fish     Jakarta                     800-  671-  600
 10/16      21 fish     Maldive                   1,300-  798-  400
 10/17      12 fish     Marshall Is.              1,400-1,111-  800
 10/16      26 fish     New York                  4,500-2,442-1,200
 10/27      25 fish     New Zealand               1,900-1,162-1,000
 10/24       5 fish     Ponape                    1,300-1,225-1,200
 10/24      31 fish     Sri Lanka                   700-  600-  500
 10/27       4 fish     Taiwan                    1,200-1,100-1,000
 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
10/24      27 fish     Australia                 1,200-  900-  800
10/20      10 fish     Cape Town                 1,800-1,400-1,000
10/28       1 fish     Fiji                                  1,300

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
10/18    126 trays   Alaska                       1,900-1,500/tray*
10/24    510 trays   Canada                       1,600-  400/tray*
10/20    595 trays   Chile                        1,300-  200/tray*
10/23    242 trays   China                        2,600-1,300/tray*
10/18    170 trays   Korea, North                 2,000-1,700/tray*
10/16     76 trays   Mexico                         900-  750/tray*
10/21    150 trays   Russia                       3,000-1,700/tray*
10/28  1,222 trays   U.S.A.                       3,800-  700/tray*
10/28      Japan (white)                        14,000-1,800/tray**
10/28      Japan (red)                          13,000-  800/tray**

            *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
           **(tray=150-450 grams in net weight)

ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
 Japan     Frozen    Grade 1  Small                           3,000
                              Medium                          4,000
                     Grade 2  Small                           1,800
                              Medium                          2,500

HERRING ROE, salted
      Canada         Large                                    5,200
                     Medium                                   4,500
                     Small                                    4,200
 San Francisco       Large                                         
                     Medium                             3,400-3,000
                     Small                              3,300-3,000

HERRING ROE ON KELP
           Alaska                                       3,500-3,300

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
 Sockeye salmon sujiko, Kenai
                     Grade 1                            3,200-3,100
                     Grade 2                            2,800-2,700
                     Grade 3                            2,400-2,300
 Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                     Grade 1                            2,400-2,200
                     Grade 2                            2,000-1,800
                     Grade 3                            1,600-1,400

 Pink salmon sujiko, SE & PWS
                     Grade 1                            1,700-1,500
                     Grade 2                            1,400-1,200
                     Grade 3                            1,100-  900
 Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark
                     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                                   3,200-3,000
      North America, SE                                 2,600-2,500
      North America, CA                                 2,100-2,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
      Russian roe                                       2,600-2,300

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
      Japan, Hokkaido                                   3,200-3,000

SALMON
 Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     500-480
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     520-500
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     540-520
 Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Cook Inlet                          
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     520-500
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     570-550
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     600-580
 Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     500-480
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     520-510
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     470-460
 Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     470-450
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     470-450
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     470-450
 Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
           1.8-2.7 kg/fish                                  480-460
           2.7-3.6 kg/fish                                  490-470
 Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
           3-4 kg/fish                                      520-480
           4-5 kg/fish                                      560-500
           5-6 kg/fish                                      600-550
 Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
           4-5 kg/fish                                      850-750
 Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
           4-5 kg/fish                                      850-750
 Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
           5-6 kg/fish                                      850-750
 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)                                8,500-5,000
                Kuro (Bohshu)                           8,500-7,500
           Ezo:  Over 300 gm                                  9,500
                About 200 gm                            9,000-8,500
                 150- 200 gm                                  8,500
                 100- 150 gm                                  8,500
           Tokobushi                                    3,000-2,500
 Australia                                                    5,500
 South Africa                                           5,700-5,500
 Taiwan    Tokobushi                                          3,000

SARDINE, fresh, large
 Japan                                                  1,200-  400

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
 Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                         1,450-1,350
 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                                         5,000-2,500
          U.S.A.                                        2,000-1,000
          China                                         2,000-  700

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                            1,400- 650
                        Medium                             650- 450

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