WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
April 10-22, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rates are: 119-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for April 10-22, 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
   4/18      49 fish     Tunisia                   3,500-2,480-2,000
   4/17       7 fish     Spain                     6,000-5,014-3,000
   4/14      26 fish     Turkey                    4,500-2,680-1,200
   4/22       2 fish     New Zealand               4,400-4,200-4,000
   4/11      20 fish     Mexico                    3,000-2,760-2,500
   4/14      12 fish     Greece                    3,500-2,710-1,000
   4/18      33 fish     Italy                     6,000-3,960-3,000
   4/18       1 fish     Croatia                         2,600      
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   4/17      14 fish     Fiji                      2,000-1,372-  900
   4/11       8 fish     Guam                      2,000-1,213-  500
   4/22     160 fish     Australia                 4,800-1,546-  600
   4/22      27 fish     Marshall Is.              2,200-1,223-  700
   4/17      14 fish     New Zealand               5,100-3,492-2,000
   4/10      10 fish     Bali                      1,400-1,150-  800
   4/22       6 fish     Vietnam                   1,000-  767-  700
   4/22      31 fish     Taiwan                    2,000-1,129-  600
   4/22      43 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,500-  997-  700
   4/17       4 fish     New Caledonia             1,800-1,325-  800
   4/22      13 fish     Indonesia                 1,800-1,450-1,000
   4/14       2 fish     Cape Town                 2,200-      1,100
  
  YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
   4/17      23 fish     Australia                 2,600-1,550-1,000
   4/11      20 fish     Guam                      1,100-  821-  500
   4/22       9 fish     Vietnam                   1,000-  821-  700
   4/22       6 fish     Fiji                      1,000-  975-  900
   4/22       6 fish     Palau                       900-  810-  700
   4/11       6 fish     Cape Town                 1,900-1,440-1,200
   4/10       2 fish     New Zealand               1,300-        700
  
  SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
   4/22       27 trays   Boston                    2,300-2,200/tray*
   4/22      259 trays   China                     2,600-2,000/tray*
   4/22      245 trays   Canada                    2,100-1,300/tray*
   4/22       80 trays   Chile                     1,100-1,000/tray*
   4/22      101 trays   Los Angeles &
                       San Francisco               2,000-1,500/tray*
   4/17      373 trays   North Korea               1,350-1,000/tray*
   4/22          Japan (white)                   15,000-1,000/tray**
   4/22          Japan (red)                      7,700-1,000/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, Kenai
                         Grade 1                         3,500-3,400
                         Grade 2                         3,100-3,000
                         Grade 3                         2,700-2,600
       Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                         Grade 1                         2,300-2,200
                         Grade 2                         1,900-1,800
                         Grade 3                         1,500-1,400
       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                         3,400-3,200
                         Grade 2                         3,000-2,900
                         Grade 3                               2,600
       Salmon-trout sujiko, Finland                                 
                         Grade 1                         3,200-3,100
  
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
            Japan, Hokkaido/Sanriku                      4,500-3,600
            North America                                3,000-2,200
  
  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                                450-430
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                500-480
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                480-450
  
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                410-400
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                440-420
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                430-410
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
                 1.8-2.7 kg/fish                             460-450
                 2.7-3.6 kg/fish                             440-430
                 3.6-4.5 kg/fish                             480-450
  
       Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
                 3-4 kg/fish                                 520-480
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 550-500
                 5-6 kg/fish                                 550-500
       Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile                      
                 3-4 kg/fish                                 450-430
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 460-450
                 5-6 kg/fish                                 460-450
       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)                           7,800-7,500
                 Ezo:  Over 300 gm                             9,500
                      About 200 gm                       8,500-8,000
                       150- 200 gm                       8,000-7,000
                       100- 150 gm                             7,000
                 Tokobushi                               3,000-2,500
       Australia                                               5,500
       Taiwan    Tokobushi                               2,700-2,500
  
  SARDINE, fresh, large
       Japan, Wakayama/Mie                               2,300-1,500
  
  SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
       Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                    1,450-1,400
       Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                       1,450-1,380
                      4-5 lbs/fish                       1,350-1,330
                      3-4 lbs/fish                       1,350-1,330
                      2-3 lbs/fish                       1,100-1,050
                      1-2 lbs/fish                       1,050-1,000
  
       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                                        4,500-1,500
            U.S.A.                                                  
            Korea, North                                            
            China                                                   
  
  SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
            Japan        Large                             1,700-400
                         Medium                            1,100-500
                         Small                               800-400
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