WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
March 16-29, 2004
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 106-110 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for March 16-29, 2004.

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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
03/29      22 fish     Croatia                   3,400-2,638-2,200
03/26      22 fish     Italy                     2,400-2,247-2,200
03/29      54 fish     Mexico                    3,500-2,488-2,000
03/29       4 fish     New Zealand              12,500-8,525-4,600
03/29      41 fish     Spain                     4,500-3,421-2,400
03/29       2 fish     Tunisia                   4,000-3,250-2,500
03/26       5 fish     Turkey                                2,600

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
03/27       5 fish     Australia                 3,700-2,900-2,000
03/26       5 fish     Bali                      1,700-1,350-1,000
03/18      10 fish     Cebu                      1,800-1,017-  700
03/27      10 fish     Guam                      1,800-1,356-1,000
03/29       5 fish     Indonesia                 1,300-1,167-1,000
03/16       9 fish     Jakarta                   1,000-  756-  400
03/29       4 fish     Maldive                   1,500-1,350-1,200
03/29      14 fish     New Zealand               4,600-2,686-1,500
03/18      25 fish     Palau                     1,800-  967-  700
03/25      38 fish     Papua New Guinea          1,800-1,052-  500
03/26      22 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,900-  950-  600
03/26       6 fish     Taiwan                    3,000-2,150-1,300
03/29      51 fish     Viet Nam                  2,400-1,292-  650
  
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
03/23       1 fish     Australia                             1,300
03/17       4 fish     Philippines                             900
03/29       1 fish     Viet Nam                              1,300

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
03/19     42 trays   Canada                       1,000-  750/tray*
03/29    489 trays   China                        1,400-  300/tray*
03/29    280 trays   Korea, North                 1,000-  900/tray*
03/29  1,437 trays   U.S.A.***                    7,000-1,100/tray*
03/29      Japan (white)                        13,000-1,200/tray**
03/29      Japan (red)                          11,000-  500/tray**
            *(tray=250-350 grams in net weight)
           **(tray=150-400 grams in net weight)
           *** excluding Alaska

ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
 Japan     Frozen    No.1  Small                              3,000
                           Medium                             4,000
                     No.2  Small                              1,800
                           Medium                             2,500

HERRING ROE, salted
 Canada (box-pack)            Medium                          4,000
                              Small                           3,800
 Bristol Bay (pail-pack)     Large                            2,000
 San Francisco /
      Canada (pail-pack)     Medium                     3,800-3,500
                              Small                           3,200

HERRING ROE ON KELP
           Alaska                                       3,500-3,300

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
 Sockeye salmon sujiko, Kenai, Standard grade
                     No.1                               2,300-2,200
                     No.2                               1,900-1,800
                     No.3                               1,500-1,400
 Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                     No.1                               2,300-2,200
                     No.2                               1,900-1,800
                     No.3                               1,500-1,400
 Pink salmon sujiko, SE & PWS
                     No.1                               1,700-1,500
                     No.2                               1,400-1,200
                     No.3                               1,100-  900
 Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark
                     No.1                               3,800-3,700
                     No.2                               3,400-3,300
                     No.3                               3,000-2,900

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
      Japan, Hokkaido & Sanriku                         3,400-3,200
      North America, SE                                 2,300-2,200
      North America, CA                                 2,100-2,000

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
      Russian roe                                       2,500-2,200

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
      Japan, Hokkaido                                   3,100-2,900

SALMON
 Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     530-510
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     550-530
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     550-530
 Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Cook Inlet                          
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     580-560
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     620-600
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     620-600
 Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     410-400
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     420-410
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     430-420
 Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     440-430
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     460-450
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     460-450
 Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
           1.8-2.7 kg/fish                                  470-460
           2.7-3.6 kg/fish                                  480-470
 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, 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)                                7,000-6,500
           Ezo:  Over 300 gm                                  9,500
                About 200 gm                            8,500-8,000
                 150- 200 gm                            8,000-7,000
                 100- 150 gm                            7,000-6,000
           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                                                  1,500-1,300

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
 Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                         1,400-1,350
 Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                            1,350-1,250
                4-5 lbs/fish                            1,250-1,200
                3-4 lbs/fish                            1,160-1,130
                2-3 lbs/fish                            1,080-1,000
                1-2 lbs/fish                              950-  900

 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                                         3,500-2,000

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                             2,000-600
                        Medium                            1,700-700

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