WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
February 13-24, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rates are: 119-121 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for February 13-24, 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
   2/24      16 fish     Tunisia                   3,800-3,115-2,000
   2/24     101 fish     Spain                     5,000-3,404-2,800
   2/24      23 fish     Turkey                    2,800-2,589-2,300
   2/13       4 fish     Greece                          2,500      
   2/24      50 fish     Mexico                    3,500-2,663-2,300
   2/13      41 fish     Los Angeles               2,800-1,470-1,000
   2/20      18 fish     Italy                     7,000-4,728-2,500
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   2/22      10 fish     Jakarta                   3,300-1,910-  800
   2/13      11 fish     Guam                      1,500-1,155-1,000
   2/24      30 fish     Australia                 4,500-2,096-1,000
   2/24      23 fish     Puket                     1,700-  983-  800
   2/22      15 fish     New Zealand               4,600-2,967-1,200
   2/17      18 fish     Pohnpei                   2,300-1,470-1,100
   2/15      10 fish     Hawaii                    3,300-2,867-2,300
   2/24      14 fish     Vietnam                   1,500-1,015-  600
   2/24      74 fish     Taiwan                    2,000-1,038-  700
   2/24      45 fish     Sri Lanka                 2,000-  977-  600
   2/20      17 fish     New Caledonia             2,000-1,173-  800
  
  YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
   2/24      10 fish     Cape Town                 1,500-1,300-1,000
   2/19      13 fish     Sri Lanka                   800-  633-  500
   2/24      30 fish     Australia                 2,300-1,282-  800
   2/14       6 fish     New Zealand               2,000-1,330-  800
   2/22       4 fish     Puket                     1,400-1,075-  800
   2/17      18 fish     Vietnam                   1,300-  850-  510
  
  SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
   2/20      140 trays   Alaska                    1,000-  900/tray*
   2/20      238 trays   Boston                    2,800-1,500/tray*
   2/24    1,679 trays   China                     1,500-  500/tray*
   2/24      222 trays   Canada                    2,000-  900/tray*
   2/24       36 trays   Chile                           1,300/tray*
   2/20    1,074 trays   Los Angeles &
                       San Francisco               4,000-1,300/tray*
   2/24      120 trays   North Korea               2,000-1,500/tray*
   2/24          Japan (white)                   17,000-1,100/tray**
   2/24          Japan (red)                      9,600-1,100/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, Bristol Bay
                         Grade 1                         3,000-2,800
                         Grade 2                         2,600-2,400
                         Grade 3                         2,200-2,000
       Chum salmon sujiko, PWS
                         Grade 1                         2,400-2,300
                         Grade 2                         2,000-1,900
                         Grade 3                         1,600-1,500
       Pink salmon sujiko, PWS
                         Grade 1                         1,600-1,500
                         Grade 2                         1,300-1,200
                         Grade 3                         1,000-  900
       Pink salmon sujiko, SE
                         Grade 1                         1,400-1,300
                         Grade 2                         1,100-1,000
                         Grade 3                           800-  700
       Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark, new                            
                         Grade 1                         3,300-3,200
                         Grade 2                         3,000-2,900
                         Grade 3                         2,700-2,600
       Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark, carry-over                     
                         Grade 1                         2,600-2,500
                         Grade 2                         2,300-2,200
                         Grade 3                         2,000-1,900
  
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
            Japan, Hokkaido/Sanriku                      4,700-3,800
            North America                                3,100-2,500
  
  SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
            Russian roe                                  2,600-2,300
  
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
            Japan, Hokkaido                              4,000-3,600
  
  SALMON
       Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Local
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                       
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                700-650
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                700-650
       Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                600-580
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                630-620
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                620-600
       Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Canada, net                    
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                850-800
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                880-830
       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                                500-480
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                540-520
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                520-500
  
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                430-420
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                480-470
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                480-470
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
                 1.8-2.7 kg/fish                             450-430
                 2.7-3.6 kg/fish                             470-450
                 3.6-4.5 kg/fish                             480-460
  
       Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
                 3-4 kg/fish                                 550-530
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 570-550
                 5-6 kg/fish                                 590-570
       Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile                      
                 3-4 kg/fish                                 460-450
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 470-460
                 5-6 kg/fish                                 480-470
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                 3-4 kg/fish                                 800-700
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 850-750
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
                 3-4 kg/fish                                        
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 950-900
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Australia
                 3-4 kg/fish                                 900-800
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 950-900
  
       King salmon, fresh, New Zealand
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 900-800
       King salmon, fresh, Canada
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 900-800
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, farm, New Zealand
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                600-550
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                600-550
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, farm, Canada                   
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                600-550
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                600-550
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, wild, troll, Canada
                 11-18 lbs/fish                                     
  
  ABALONE, live
       Japan     Kuro (Kyushu)                           6,500-5,500
                 Ezo:  Over 300 gm                             9,500
                      About 200 gm                       8,500-8,000
                       150- 200 gm                       7,500-7,000
                       100- 150 gm                       6,500-5,500
                 Tokobushi                               3,500-2,500
       Australia                                         6,000-5,500
       Taiwan    Tokobushi                               3,000-2,500
  
  SARDINE, fresh, large
       Japan                                             2,500-2,000
  
  SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
       Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                    1,450-1,400
       Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                       1,450-1,400
                      4-5 lbs/fish                       1,350-1,300
                      3-4 lbs/fish                       1,250-1,200
                      2-3 lbs/fish                       1,150-1,100
                      1-2 lbs/fish                       1,000-  960
  
       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                                        2,800-1,500
            U.S.A.                                       1,400-  900
            Korea, North                                            
            China                                                   
  
  SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
            Japan        4-2 kg/fish                       600-  400
  
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