WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
March 25-April 8, 2003
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rates are: 118-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for March 25-April 8, 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
   4/07      20 fish     Tunisia                   4,500-3,019-2,000
   4/08       5 fish     Spain                     4,500-4,100-3,500
   4/07       9 fish     Turkey                    4,500-3,456-2,500
   4/08       1 fish     Indonesia                       2,500      
   4/08      15 fish     Mexico                    4,000-3,017-2,500
   4/07      12 fish     Greece                    3,800-3,070-2,500
   4/04      14 fish     Italy                     6,000-3,939-2,500
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
   4/08       4 fish     Indonesia                 1,700-1,333-1,000
   4/08       4 fish     Guam                      1,600-1,325-1,200
   4/08       7 fish     Australia                 4,000-1,850-1,000
   4/08       7 fish     Puket                     2,200-1,200-  800
   4/07      15 fish     New Zealand               5,400-2,828-1,000
   4/08       4 fish     Bali                      1,000-  925-  850
   4/07      12 fish     Vietnam                   1,300-  913-  600
   4/07      12 fish     Taiwan                    1,000-  850-  700
   4/08       4 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,200-1,075-  700
  
  YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
   4/05      43 fish     Australia                 3,000-1,711-1,000
   4/04       8 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,000-  810-  650
   4/07      14 fish     Vietnam                   1,000-  783-  700
  
  SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
                  trays  Alaska                               /tray*
   4/08        97 trays  Boston                    2,200-1,000/tray*
   4/08     1,334 trays  China                     1,500-   50/tray*
   4/04       206 trays  Canada                    2,600-  200/tray*
   4/08       192 trays  Chile                       900-  550/tray*
   4/07       404 trays  Los Angeles &
                       San Francisco               3,300-1,900/tray*
   4/08      350 trays   North Korea               1,100-  600/tray*
   4/08          Japan (white)                   13,000-1,200/tray**
   4/08          Japan (red)                      8,000-  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, 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
                         Grade 2                                    
                         Grade 3                                    
  
  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
                 3-4 kg/fish                                 800-700
                 4-5 kg/fish                                        
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
                 3-4 kg/fish                                        
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 950-900
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Tasmania
                 3-4 kg/fish                                 900-800
                 4-5 kg/fish                                 950-900
  
       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
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                600-550
       King salmon, frozen, farm, Canada                            
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                600-550
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                600-550
       King salmon, frozen, 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, large
       Japan                                              2,400- 600
  
  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                                        3,000-1,500
            U.S.A.                                       1,300-1,000
            Korea, North                                            
            China                                                   
  
  SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
            Japan        Large                            1,300- 250
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