WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
September 11-19, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rates are: 116-117 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for September 11-19, 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
   9/19       9 fish     Boston                    5,500-4,238-3,500
   9/12      20 fish     Canada                    5,000-2,894-1,500
   9/12       1 fish     Greece                                6,000
   9/18       9 fish     Italy                     6,000-3,777-2,700
   9/16       7 fish     Malta                     3,700-3,310-2,700
   9/19       8 fish     Mexico                    2,500-2,014-1,500
   9/16       1 fish     Spain                                 3,500
   9/18       8 fish     Turkey                    3,500-2,786-2,300
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   9/19      35 fish     Australia                 2,400-1,231-  800
   9/16      17 fish     Bali                      1,500-1,010-  500
   9/13       6 fish     Cape Town                 4,300-2,550-1,000
   9/19      32 fish     Cebu                      1,800-1,196-  700
   9/12       5 fish     Fiji                                  2,000
   9/19      21 fish     Guam                      1,700-1,163-1,000
   9/18      41 fish     Maldive                   1,200-  865-  700
   9/11      18 fish     New Zealand               3,500-1,893-1,000
   9/12      57 fish     Palau                     3,400-1,319-  500
   9/19      35 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,100-  871-  500
   9/19      10 fish     Taiwan                    1,800-1,350-  800
  
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
  9/16      75 fish     Australia                 2,000-1,230-  700
  9/17       6 fish     Bali                      1,000-  850-  700
  9/11       2 fish     Guam                      1,150-  975-  800
  9/12       3 fish     Sri Lanka                   900-  750-  600
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
  9/19    335 trays   Chile                        2,200-1,000/tray*
  9/19  1,436 trays   China                        3,500-  510/tray*
  9/19  1,235 trays   U.S.A.                       5,200-2,100/tray*
  9/16    275 trays   Russia                         400-  100/tray*
  9/19      Japan (white)                        13,500-1,500/tray**
  9/19      Japan (red)                          16,000-2,000/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                                     3,000-2,800
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
       Russian roe                                       2,600-2,300
 
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
       Japan, Hokkaido                                   3,200-3,000
 
 SALMON
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, False Pass
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     590-540
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     690-640
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     690-640
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     560-500
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     600-550
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     600-550
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Chignik                             
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     590-540
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     690-640
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     690-640
  Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     510-500
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     540-530
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     480-470
  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)                                8,000-7,500
                 Kuro (Bohshu)                           8,000-7,500
            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                                                   1,300- 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                                         4,000-2,500
           U.S.A.                                        1,800-1,100
           China                                                    
 
 SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
           Japan         Large                               800-300
                         Medium                              650-250
 
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