WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
May 22 - June 3, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rates are: 117-119 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for May 22 - June 3, 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
   6/ 2       9 fish     Italy                     8,000-4,371-2,300
   6/ 3       6 fish     Mexico                                3,000
   6/ 2       5 fish     New Zealand              11,000-6,900-3,500
   6/ 3      14 fish     Spain                     7,900-4,800-2,800
   6/ 3       4 fish     Taiwan                    5,500-4,500-3,500
   5/23       6 fish     Tunisia                   2,800-2,550-2,000
   6/ 3       9 fish     Turkey                    2,300-1,810-1,000
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   6/ 3      19 fish     Australia                 2,000-1,167-  500
   5/23       8 fish     Bali                        800-  650-  500
   6/ 3      22 fish     Cape Town                 4,500-3,005-2,000
   6/ 2       3 fish     Fiji                      2,200-1,750-1,300
   6/ 2       4 fish     Guam                      1,500-1,263-1,000
   6/ 2       3 fish     Indonesia                             1,000
   5/31       5 fish     Maldive                   1,200-1,100-1,000
   6/ 3      20 fish     New Caledonia             2,900-1,621-  800
   6/ 3       5 fish     New Zealand               3,500-2,440-1,000
   5/22      11 fish     Puket                     1,400-  820-  600
   6/ 3      72 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,700-  905-  500
   5/27      20 fish     Taiwan                    1,400-  986-  700
   5/23      12 fish     Vietnam                   1,500-1,217-  800
  
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
  5/31       5 fish     Australia                 1,500-1,075-  800
  6/ 3       3 fish     Cape Town                 2,000-1,633-1,000
  6/ 3       4 fish     Fiji                                  2,500
  5/22       3 fish     New Caledonia             2,700-2,500-2,300
  5/22       5 fish     Vietnam                                 800
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
  5/22   252 trays    Chile                          500-  200/tray*
  6/ 3   256 trays    China                        1,800-1,000/tray*
  6/ 2   500 trays    Korea, North                 1,200-1,000/tray*
  6/ 3       238 trays   Los Angeles               4,600-  700/tray*
  5/31   649 trays    Peru                           700-  600/tray*
  5/21   353 trays    Russia                         950-  700/tray*
  6/ 3      Japan (white)                        16,000-1,200/tray**
  6/ 3      Japan (red)                          10,000-  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, Copper river
                      Grade 1                                  3,700
                      Grade 2                                  3,300
                      Grade 3                                  2,900
  King salmon sujiko, Copper river
                      Grade 1                                  3,400
                      Grade 2                                  3,000
                      Grade 3                                  2,600
  Coho salmon sujiko, PWS
                      Grade 1                            2,000-1,800
                      Grade 2                            1,600-1,400
                      Grade 3                            1,200-1,000
  Pink salmon sujiko, SE
                      Grade 1                            1,300-1,200
                      Grade 2                            1,000-  900
                      Grade 3                              700-  600
  Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark, new                                 
                      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/Sanriku                           4,500-3,500
       North America                                     2,600-2,000
 
 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                                     650-600
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     650-600
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     500-480
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     600-580
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     600-580
  Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Canada, net                         
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     800-750
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     850-800
  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                                     480-460
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     550-530
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     500-480
  Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
            2-4 lbs/fish                                     430-420
            4-6 lbs/fish                                     470-450
            6-9 lbs/fish                                     470-450
  Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
            1.8-2.7 kg/fish                                  470-460
            2.7-3.6 kg/fish                                  450-440
            3.6-4.5 kg/fish                                  490-480
  Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
            3-4 kg/fish                                      540-430
            4-5 kg/fish                                      550-540
            5-6 kg/fish                                      560-550
  Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile                           
            3-4 kg/fish                                      450-440
            4-5 kg/fish                                      470-460
            5-6 kg/fish                                      500-490
  Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
            4-5 kg/fish                                      850-800
  Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
            4-5 kg/fish                                      950-900
  Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
            5-6 kg/fish                                      850-800
  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)                                7,000-6,000
                 Kuro (Bohshu)                           6,500-6,000
            Ezo:  Over 300 gm                                  9,500
                 About 200 gm                            8,500-8,000
                  150- 200 gm                            8,000-7,500
                  100- 150 gm                                  7,000
            Tokobushi                                    3,000-2,500
  Australia                                                    5,500
  South Africa                                           5,700-5,500
  Taiwan    Tokobushi                                    2,700-2,500
 
 SARDINE, fresh, large
  Japa                                                     900-  800
 
 SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
  Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                                    
  Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                            1,450-1,250
                 4-5 lbs/fish                            1,300-1,280
                 3-4 lbs/fish                            1,280-1,230
                 2-3 lbs/fish                            1,180-1,150
                 1-2 lbs/fish                            1,090-1,060
 
  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                                               2,000-500
       U.S.A.                                                900-800
       Korea, South                                        1,200-700
       China                                               1,000-800
 
 SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
       Japan          Large                                1,700-500
                      Medium                               1,200-400
                      Small                                  600-400
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