WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
October 4 - 19, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 118-119 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for October 4-19, 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
10/19      25 fish     Canada                     4,900-4,177-3,300
10/11       2 fish     Greece                     3,100-2,950-2,800
10/19       9 fish     Italy                      3,800-3,190-3,000
10/13       3 fish     Malta                      4,500-4,250-4,000
10/19     103 fish     Mexico                     1,900-1,649-1,500
10/16       5 fish     New Zealand                4,000-3,566-3,000
10/16      21 fish     Spain                      3,200-2,933-2,600
10/10       6 fish     Tunisia                    4,500-3,867-3,300
10/14       9 fish     Turkey                     4,000-3,543-3,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
10/17   4 fish       Australia                    2,000-1,775-1,500
10/19   9 fish       Bali                         1,300-1,050-  800
10/12   1 fish       Cebu                                     1,300
10/17   5 fish       Fiji                         1,500-1,160-1,000
10/19  13 fish       Guam                         1,300-1,090-1,000
10/19  10 fish       Indonesia                    1,200-  871-  750
10/19   7 fish       Jakarta                      1,500-1,160-  900
10/17   6 fish       Maldive                      1,500-1,233-  800
10/17   9 fish       New York                     3,200-3,050-2,900
10/16  10 fish       New Zealand                  1,700-1,400-1,000
10/12  32 fish       Palau                        2,000-1,396-  800
10/16  14 fish       Philippines                  1,300-1,050-  750
10/17   5 fish       Sri Lanka                    2,000-1,600-1,000
10/19  17 fish       Taiwan                       1,300-1,078-  750

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
10/11   2 fish       Australia                                1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
10/19       617 trays   Boston                    3,300-1,500/tray*
10/19     3,478 trays   California                5,300-1,000/tray*
10/19       252 trays   Canada                    1,000-  400/tray*
10/19        36 trays   Chile                           1,200/tray*
10/10       699 trays   China                     1,900-  500/tray*
10/19        34 trays   Mexico                    1,300-1,000/tray*
                *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                            2,800-2,000
                        No.2                            2,600-1,800
                        No.3                            2,000-1,500
     Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                            1,500-1,200
                        No.2                            1,200-1,000
                        No.3                            1,000-  950
     Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                            2,000-1,900
                        No.2                            1,800-1,200
                        No.3                            1,300-1,000

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Alaska                              3,000-2,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido                     5,500-3,200
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                      3,500-2,500

SALMON
     Frozen:
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
               2-9 lbs/fish                                 630-550
     Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-9 lbs/fish                                 600-570
     Fresh:
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
               3-5 kg/fish                               1,100- 900

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,550-1,450
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,480-1,450
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,360-1,320
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,290-1,280
                    2-3 lbs/fish                        1,200-1,170
                    1-2 lbs/fish                        1,100-1,070

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
          3L (10 ounce)                                            
          2L (8-10 ounce)                               1,800-1,600
          1L (5-8 ounce)                                1,500-1,200
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
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Alaska
          5L (over 450 grams)                           2,450-2,100
          4L (400-450 grams)                            2,200-1,800
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Russia
          5L (over 450 grams)                           2,100-1,800
          4L (400-450 grams)                            1,800-1,600
          3L (350-400 grams)                            1,600-1,400
          2L (300-350 grams)                            1,400-1,200

ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe                                        
          L (800-600 grams/fish)                                600
          M (600-400 grams/fish)                                600
          S (400-200 grams/fish)                                600
ROCK SOLE, frozen, without roe                                     
          L (800-600 grams/fish)                            380-350
          M (600-400 grams/fish)                            380-350

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

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CONTACT:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/13


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