WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
November 21- December 5, 2003
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 108-109 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for November 21- December 5, 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
12/05      16 fish     Croatia                   2,500-2,218-2,000
12/05       4 fish     Greece                    3,300-2,775-2,000
12/05      32 fish     Italy                     2,600-2,157-1,800
12/05       2 fish     Malta                                 2,500
12/05     105 fish     Mexico                    2,000-1,900-1,800
12/05      15 fish     New York                  6,000-4,383-2,000
12/05      46 fish     Spain                     4,800-2,724-2,000
12/05      17 fish     Turkey                                2,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
12/05       8 fish     Guam                      1,500-1,229-1,000
12/05      13 fish     Fiji                      1,800-1,508-1,000
12/05       3 fish     Hawaii                    2,100-2,033-1,900
12/05       5 fish     Indonesia                 1,300-1,133-1,000
12/01      12 fish     New Zealand               4,000-1,989-1,300
11/29       4 fish     Palau                     1,000-  900-  600
12/04       6 fish     Papua New Guinea          1,000-  950-  800
12/05       7 fish     Puket                     1,400-1,100-  900
12/04       7 fish     Taiwan                    1,300-1,064-  800
12/05      15 fish     Viet Nam                  1,500-1,228-1,000
 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
12/01       6 fish     Australia                 1,300-1,117-1,000
12/05       3 fish     Fiji                      1,300-1,200-1,000
12/04      11 fish     Maldive                   1,300-  983-  850
     
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
12/05    519 trays   Canada                       1,300-  400/tray*
12/05    480 trays   Chile                        1,200-1,000/tray*
12/04  2,033 trays   U.S.A.***                    7,500-1,900/tray*
12/05      Japan (white)                        21,000-6,500/tray**
12/05      Japan (red)                          10,000-1,100/tray**

            *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
           **(tray=150-450 grams in net weight)
           *** excluding Alaska

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                              5,000-4,500
                     Medium                             4,500-4,300
                     Small                              4,000-3,700
 Bristol Bay         Large                              3,500-3,200
 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                                   3,200-2,800
      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                                   3,200-2,800

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                                     530-520
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     530-520
           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                                     480-470
 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)                                           
           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
 South Africa                                           6,000-5,500
 Taiwan    Tokobushi                                    2,500-2,000

SARDINE, fresh, large
 Japan                                                     500- 300

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                                         3,000-1,500
          U.S.A.                                        2,300-  700

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                           1,400-  900
                        Medium                            700-  600

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