WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
May 8-18, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 109-111 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for May 8-18, 2006.

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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
05/18      23 fish     Italy                      6,300-3,350-2,000
05/18       4 fish     Morocco                    4,200-3,950-3,700
05/18      10 fish     Spain                      4,300-2,878-2,000
05/16      26 fish     Tunisia                                2,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
05/18 110 fish       Australia                    3,800-1,522-1,000
05/18   8 fish       Bali                         1,000-  900-  800
05/18   4 fish       Fiji                                     1,200
05/18  18 fish       Guam                         1,800-1,163-  700
05/18 110 fish       Indonesia                    1,500-  763-  600
05/16  13 fish       Maldive                                  1,000
05/18   2 fish       New Zealand                  2,000-1,750-1,500
05/16  17 fish       Sri Lanka                    1,500-1,125-1,000
05/18   4 fish       Taiwan                                   1,000
05/16   2 fish       Viet Nam                                 1,300

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
05/09   8 fish       Cape Town                                1,000
05/11  11 fish       Indonesia                                  850

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
05/16        42 trays   Boston                    1,500-1,200/tray*
05/18       476 trays   California                5,000-  800/tray*
05/08        14 trays   Canada                    2,500-2,300/tray*
                *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)

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)        Large                     6,000-4,000
                              Medium                    5,000-3,000
                              Small                     4,000-3,000
     Bristol Bay              Large                     3,500-2,500
     San Francisco /
          Canada (pail-pack)                            3,500-2,000

HERRING ROE ON KELP
               Canada                                   2,500-1,800

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                        No.1                            2,000-1,800
                        No.2                            1,800-1,600
                        No.3                            1,600-1,400
     Pink salmon sujiko, SE and others
                        No.1                            1,600-1,500
                        No.2                                       
                        No.3                            1,200-1,100
     Coho salmon sujiko, (PWS)
                        No.1                            2,200-2,100
                        No.2                            1,900-1,800
                        No.3                            1,600-1,500
     Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark
                        No.1                            3,200-3,000
                        No.2                            2,800-2,600
                        No.3                            2,500-2,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,800-3,000
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
          Russian roe                                   2,000-1,600
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,400-2,800

SALMON
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 520-510
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 530-520
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 550-530
     Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 560-550
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 580-560
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 590-580
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 640-630
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 660-650
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 670-660
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Norway
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              680-660
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              700-680
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               5-6 kg/fish                                  850-830
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               4-5 kg/fish                                  680-660
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
               3-4 kg/fish                                1,050-950
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
               5-6 kg/fish                                1,000-900
     King salmon, frozen, New Zealand
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 630-620
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 650-630

ABALONE, live
     Japan     Kuro (Kyushu)                           7,000- 6,500
               Ezo:  Over 300 gm                             11,000
                    About 200 gm                      10,500-10,000
                     150- 200 gm                      10,000- 9,500
                     100- 150 gm                       8,500- 8,000
     Australia                                         6,500- 6,000
     South Africa                                                  
     Taiwan    Tokobushi                               2,500- 2,000

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,650-1,600
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,450-1,430
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,350-1,320
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,290-1,260
                    2-3 lbs/fish                        1,180-1,150
                    1-2 lbs/fish                        1,100-1,070

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
          3L (10 ounce)                                 1,800-1,600
          2L (8-10 ounce)                               1,600-1,400
          1L (5-8 ounce)                                1,450-1,300

     SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Alaska
          3L (300-350 grams)                            1,750-1,650
          2L (250-300 grams)                            1,650-1,600
          1L (200-250 grams)                            1,550-1,400

ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe                                        
          L (800-600 grams/fish)                                600
          M (600-400 grams/fish)                                600
          S (400-200 grams/fish)                                600

SURIMI, frozen                 
          Ship-processed, SA                                    450
          Ship-processed, FA                                    400
          Land-processed                                        320

FLOUNDER, fresh
          Japan                                         3,000-1,500
          China                                                    
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                                   

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12/10/13


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