WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
July 15-27, 2004
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 108-110 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for July 15-27, 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
07/22       3 fish     Boston                    5,500-4,633-3,400
07/27       2 fish     Italy                                 3,000
07/21       1 fish     New Zealand                           4,800
07/26       2 fish     Spain                                 2,600

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
07/27       8 fish     Australia                 2,600-1,900-1,100
07/27       8 fish     Bali                      2,800-1,325-  700
07/20      14 fish     Cape Town                 4,000-2,557-1,000
07/27      11 fish     Fiji                      2,500-1,495-1,000
07/26      29 fish     Guam                      4,000-1,955-1,000
07/27       4 fish     Indonesia                 1,800-1,367-  800
07/26       2 fish     Jakarta                   2,000-1,500-1,000
07/22      11 fish     New Caledonia             2,500-1,745-1,500
07/27      10 fish     New Zealand               5,000-2,900-1,000
07/23      13 fish     Puket                     1,500-1,046-  800
07/15       2 fish     Sri Lanka                             1,000
07/23       2 fish     Taiwan                                1,500
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
07/27       2 fish     Australia                 1,200-1,100-1,000
07/27       2 fish     Guam                      1,300-1,000-  700

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
07/26       257 trays   Chile                     1,050-  500/tray*
07/26     3,780 trays   China                     3,300-  500/tray*
07/26       341 trays   U.S.A.***                 4,000-1,900/tray*
07/27          Japan (white)                    12,000-  750/tray**
07/27          Japan (red)                      16,000-  900/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                                   3,500-2,800

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                        No.1                            2,600-2,500
                        No.2                            2,300-2,200
                        No.3                            2,000-1,900
     Chum salmon sujiko
                        No.1                            2,600-2,500
                        No.2                            2,200-2,100
                        No.3                            1,800-1,700
     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                     4,000-3,400
          North America, SE                             2,200-2,100
          North America, CA                             2,000-1,900

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
          Russian roe                                   2,500-2,400

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,100-3,000

SALMON
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 510-480
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 530-520
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 530-520
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Copper River                    
               2-4 lbs/fish                                     600
               4-6 lbs/fish                               1,000-950
               6-9 lbs/fish                               1,000-950
     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                                 450-440
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 470-460
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 470-460
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              480-460
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              510-500
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               4-5 kg/fish                                  580-550
               5-6 kg/fish                                  620-580
     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 (Bohshu)                            8,000-7,500
               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                                              1,000-  800

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,330-1,300
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,250-1,200
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,150-1,100
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,050-  950
                    2-3 lbs/fish                          950-  880
                    1-2 lbs/fish                          830-  780

     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)                            400-330
          M (600-400 grams/fish)                            400-330
          S (400-200 grams/fish)                            400-330

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                                         2,800-1,500
          China                                                    
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                              1,000

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                             1,200-400
                        Medium                              650-200
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