WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
September 26 - October 9, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rates are: 109-112 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for September 26 - October 9, 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/ 9      11 fish     Boston                    4,500-3,673-2,500
  10/ 6       2 fish     Canada                                2,500
  10/ 9       4 fish     Croatia                   2,700-2,567-2,500
  10/ 9       3 fish     Italy                     2,800-2,600-2,500
  10/ 9       6 fish     Malta                     3,100-2,750-2,500
  10/ 9      46 fish     Mexico                    2,800-2,024-1,500
  10/ 4       4 fish     Spain                     2,500-2,350-2,200
  10/ 9       5 fish     Turkey                                2,500
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
  10/ 9      89 fish     Australia                 4,000-1,675-  700
  10/ 9       8 fish     Bali                      1,400-1,042-  750
  10/ 1      12 fish     Cape Town                 2,200-1,517-1,200
  10/ 6       1 fish     Fiji                                  1,800
  10/ 9       5 fish     Guam                      1,400-  980-  500
  10/ 1       2 fish     New Caledonia             1,500-1,400-1,300
  10/ 7      15 fish     New Zealand               1,800-1,243-  800
  10/ 9       6 fish     Puket                     1,800-1,188-  750
  10/ 9      16 fish     Sri Lanka                   900-  800-  700
  10/ 9      14 fish     Taiwan                    1,900-1,371-  800
  
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 10/ 6      44 fish     Australia                 2,700-1,652-  900
  9/30       2 fish     Bali                      1,300-1,200-1,100
  9/26      12 fish     Cape Town                 1,700-1,200-  900
 10/ 9      12 fish     Jakarta                   1,800-1,345-1,000
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 10/ 9    162 trays   Canada                       1,600-  500/tray*
 10/ 9    288 trays   Chile                        1,300-1,200/tray*
 10/ 9    386 trays   China                        2,500-1,400/tray*
 10/ 3    112 trays   Mexico                       1,600-1,400/tray*
 10/ 1    279 trays   Peru                         2,100-1,800/tray*
 10/ 9     72 trays   Russia                       2,400-2,100/tray*
 10/ 9  3,609 trays   U.S.A.                       7,000-1,400/tray*
 10/ 9      Japan (white)                        16,000-1,300/tray**
 10/ 9      Japan (red)                           9,000-1,000/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                             3,300-3,000
                      Small                              3,200-3,000
 
 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
 
 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                                     540-530
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     580-550
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     580-560
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Cook Inlet                          
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     540-530
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     610-600
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     650-640
  Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     510-500
            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, 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, 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)                                8,500-7,500
                 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                                         4,000-1,300
           U.S.A.                                        2,000-1,000
           Korea, North                                  1,700-  500
 
 SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
           Japan         Large                               550-300
                         Medium                              450-270
 
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