All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rates are: 109-110 yen = U.S.$1.00
for October 16-28, 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
10/28 6 fish Boston 2,200-2,067-2,000
10/25 1 fish Canada 2,000
10/24 10 fish Italy 2,200-2,167-2,100
10/28 6 fish Malta 3,000-2,475-2,000
10/28 22 fish Mexico 2,800-2,425-2,000
10/27 9 fish Spain 2,800-2,483-2,300
10/27 34 fish Turkey 2,200-2,000-1,800
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
10/27 52 fish Australia 2,300-1,145- 700
10/25 7 fish Bali 1,100- 913- 700
10/25 3 fish Cape Town 2,000-1,700-1,300
10/28 4 fish Fiji 1,300- 975- 700
10/27 6 fish Guam 1,600-1,021- 600
10/24 10 fish Jakarta 800- 671- 600
10/16 21 fish Maldive 1,300- 798- 400
10/17 12 fish Marshall Is. 1,400-1,111- 800
10/16 26 fish New York 4,500-2,442-1,200
10/27 25 fish New Zealand 1,900-1,162-1,000
10/24 5 fish Ponape 1,300-1,225-1,200
10/24 31 fish Sri Lanka 700- 600- 500
10/27 4 fish Taiwan 1,200-1,100-1,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
10/24 27 fish Australia 1,200- 900- 800
10/20 10 fish Cape Town 1,800-1,400-1,000
10/28 1 fish Fiji 1,300
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
10/18 126 trays Alaska 1,900-1,500/tray*
10/24 510 trays Canada 1,600- 400/tray*
10/20 595 trays Chile 1,300- 200/tray*
10/23 242 trays China 2,600-1,300/tray*
10/18 170 trays Korea, North 2,000-1,700/tray*
10/16 76 trays Mexico 900- 750/tray*
10/21 150 trays Russia 3,000-1,700/tray*
10/28 1,222 trays U.S.A. 3,800- 700/tray*
10/28 Japan (white) 14,000-1,800/tray**
10/28 Japan (red) 13,000- 800/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, SE 2,600-2,500
North America, CA 2,100-2,000
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 500-480
4-6 lbs/fish 520-500
6-9 lbs/fish 540-520
Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Cook Inlet
2-4 lbs/fish 520-500
4-6 lbs/fish 570-550
6-9 lbs/fish 600-580
Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
2-4 lbs/fish 500-480
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, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
4-5 kg/fish 850-750
Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
4-5 kg/fish 850-750
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) 8,500-5,000
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 5,000-2,500
U.S.A. 2,000-1,000
China 2,000- 700
SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
Japan Large 1,400- 650
Medium 650- 450
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