WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
March 3-14, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rates are: 117-118 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for March 3-14, 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
   3/14      78 fish     Tunisia                   4,000-2,487-2,000
   3/14      96 fish     Spain                     5,200-3,615-3,000
   3/13      33 fish     Turkey                    2,700-1,315-1,000
   3/14       6 fish     Greece                    4,800-2,983-2,000
   3/14      47 fish     Mexico                    4,100-2,960-2,500
   3/ 3      31 fish     Los Angeles               5,500-2,569-  800
   3/14      14 fish     Italy                     6,000-3,979-2,000
   3/ 7       2 fish     Croatia                   4,000-3,750-3,500
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   3/ 4       4 fish     Jakarta                   2,200-1,675-1,500
   3/ 4       3 fish     Cape Town                       2,000      
   3/14      71 fish     Australia                 4,500-1,384-  700
   3/13      14 fish     Puket                     1,500-1,075-  500
   3/14      15 fish     New Zealand               5,500-3,000-1,000
   3/11       7 fish     Bali                      2,200-1,000-  400
   3/ 7       9 fish     Panama                    3,000-2,430-2,000
   3/14      40 fish     Vietnam                   2,000-1,088-  500
   3/11      22 fish     Taiwan                    2,000-1,127-  700
   3/14      23 fish     Sri Lanka                 2,500-1,037-  600
   3/ 6      22 fish     New Caledonia             2,200-1,536-1,000
   3/11      20 fish     Fiji                      2,300-1,473-  800
   3/ 8      12 fish     Maldive                   2,000-1,300-  900
  
  YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
   3/13      25 fish     Australia                 3,300-2,080-1,000
   3/13       2 fish     New Zealand               3,000-      2,000
   3/ 8       8 fish     Maldive                   1,500-1,175-  900
   3/14      13 fish     Vietnam                   1,200-  805-  600
  
  SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
                  trays  Alaska                               /tray*
   3/14       937 trays  Boston                    5,700-2,200/tray*
   3/14     2,351 trays  China                     2,300-  500/tray*
   3/14       513 trays  Canada                    2,800-  950/tray*
   3/14        72 trays  Chile                     2,200-2,100/tray*
   3/14     1,271 trays  Los Angeles &
                       San Francisco               7,600-2,000/tray*
   3/14       272 trays  North Korea               6,000-3,100/tray*
   3/14          Japan (white)                   21,000-3,200/tray**
   3/14          Japan (red)                     10,500-1,000/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, 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/Sanriku                      4,700-3,800
            North America                                3,100-2,500
  
  SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
            Russian roe                                  2,600-2,300
  
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
            Japan, Hokkaido                              4,000-3,600
  
  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                                480-460
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                520-520
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                510-500
  
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                410-400
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                450-440
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                450-440
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
                 1.8-2.7 kg/fish                             420-410
                 2.7-3.6 kg/fish                             450-430
                 3.6-4.5 kg/fish                             450-430
  
       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                                 950-900
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Australia
                 3-4 kg/fish                                 900-800
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 950-900
  
       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)                           6,000-5,000
                 Ezo:  Over 300 gm                             9,500
                      About 200 gm                       8,500-8,000
                       150- 200 gm                       8,000-7,000
                       100- 150 gm                       7,000-6,000
                 Tokobushi                               3,000-2,500
       Australia                                         6,000-5,500
       Taiwan    Tokobushi                               2,500-2,000
  
  SARDINE, fresh, medium-large
       Japan                                             1,800-1,100
  
  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                                        3,500-1,500
            U.S.A.                                       1,400-  900
            Korea, North                                            
            China                                                   
  
  SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
            Japan        Large                           1,500-  300
  
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