WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
March 2-15, 2004
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 109-111 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for March 2-15, 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
03/15      53 fish     Croatia                   3,000-2,353-2,000
03/11       9 fish     Italy                     8,000-5,862-4,200
03/15      56 fish     Mexico                    3,000-2,400-2,000
03/13       4 fish     New Zealand              10,000-8,900-7,800
03/15      56 fish     Spain                     4,000-3,162-2,200
03/13      34 fish     Tunisia                   4,000-2,017-1,500
03/15       4 fish     Turkey                    3,500-2,325-1,800

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
03/15       8 fish     Australia                 3,000-1,714-1,000
03/11      25 fish     Bali                      1,200-  957-  800
03/15      20 fish     Cebu                      2,000-1,156-  800
03/09       8 fish     Guam                      1,800-1,086-  700
03/11       4 fish     Indonesia                 1,200-1,083-  850
03/09      24 fish     Jakarta                   1,200-  894-  700
03/15      38 fish     Maldive                   1,500-  895-  600
03/11       3 fish     New Zealand               4,000-2,833-1,500
03/13      42 fish     Palau                     2,500-1,492-  600
03/11       2 fish     Papua New Guinea                      1,500
03/15      23 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,300-  906-  600
03/15      51 fish     Taiwan                    1,800-  962-  600
03/13      52 fish     Viet Nam                  1,700-  964-  600
  
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
03/06       2 fish     Guam                                  1,000
03/09       5 fish     Panama                                1,500
03/11       3 fish     Philippines                 700-  633-  600
03/11       3 fish     Viet Nam                              1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
03/09     42 trays   Canada                       1,700-  700/tray*
03/15  1,325 trays   China                        1,800-  400/tray*
03/09    180 trays   Chile                          900-  800/tray*
03/15     64 trays   Korea, North                 2,000-  350/tray*
03/15  2,117 trays   U.S.A.***                    9,000-1,300/tray*
03/15      Japan (white)                        13,000-1,000/tray**
03/15      Japan (red)                          10,000-1,000/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                                    410-390
           4-6 lbs/fish                                    410-390
           6-9 lbs/fish                                    420-400
 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                                                 1,200-1,000

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                                        3,500-1,800
          U.S.A.                                       1,500-1,000
          China                                                    

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                            2,000-600
                        Medium                           1,200-600

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