WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
January 29-February 8, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rates are: 118-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for January 29-February 8, 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/ 1      23 fish     Tunisia                 5,500-3,210-1,700
   2/ 7      86 fish     Spain                   5,000-3,470-2,500
   2/ 5       6 fish     Turkey                  3,500-2,920-2,300
   2/ 3       4 fish     Greece                  4,000-2,870-2,000
   2/ 7      41 fish     Mexico                  3,100-2,452-2,200
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   1/29       6 fish     Jakarta                 1,000-  750-  500
   2/ 5       6 fish     Guam                    2,500-1,450-  900
   2/ 7      83 fish     Australia               4,500-1,135-  600
   2/ 7      12 fish     Puket                   1,400-1,017-  700
   2/ 7      13 fish     New Zealand             4,300-2,877-  900
   2/ 4       8 fish     Fiji                    1,500-1,000-  600
   1/31       4 fish     Hawaii                  3,100-2,650-2,500
   2/ 4      27 fish     Vietnam                 3,000-2,020-1,200
   2/ 1      20 fish     Taiwan                  3,000-1,636-  700
   2/ 7      16 fish     Sri Lanka               2,800-1,093-  500
   2/ 7      15 fish     Bali                    2,800-1,335-  750
   1/30       4 fish     Cape Town               4,000-3,500-1,600
  
  YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
   1/30       4 fish     Cape Town               1,300-  970-  800
   2/ 4      16 fish     Fiji                    1,600-  886-  500
   2/ 5      48 fish     Australia               2,600-  928-  600
   1/31       1 fish     New Zealand                         4,700
   2/ 7       5 fish     Maldive                 1,300-1,120-1,100
  
  SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
   2/ 4      175 trays   Alaska                  1,800-1,300/tray*
   2/ 1      866 trays   Boston                  6,200-3,600/tray*
   2/ 8      915 trays   China                   1,800-1,200/tray*
   2/ 8      696 trays   Canada                  2,400-1,300/tray*
   2/ 3      127 trays   Chile                   2,800-1,000/tray*
   2/ 8    2,536 trays   Los Angeles &
                       San Francisco             5,000-1,600/tray*
   2/ 3      174 trays   North Korea             3,100-2,500/tray*
   2/ 8          Japan (white)                 13,000-2,300/tray**
   2/ 8          Japan (red)                    7,500-1,700/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                            4,400-4,000
            Japan, Sanriku                             4,200-3,800
            SE                                         3,000-2,800
            Puget Sound/ Canada                        2,800-2,500
  
  SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
            Russian roe                                2,600-2,300
  
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
            Japan, Hokkaido                            4,200-4,000
  
  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                              550-530
                 6-9 lbs/fish                              520-500
  
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                              420-400
                 4-6 lbs/fish                              480-470
                 6-9 lbs/fish                              520-480
       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                             1,000-900
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Australia
                 3-4 kg/fish                               950-850
                 4-5 kg/fish                             1,000-950
  
       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, extra large
       Japan                                                 3,200
  
  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                                      3,500-2,000
            U.S.A.                                                
            Korea, North                                          
            China                                                 
  
  SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
            Japan        7-4 kg/fish                      600- 400
  
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