WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
March 24- April 5, 2006
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 117-118 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for March 24- April 5, 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
 04/05       20 fish    Spain                     5,000-3,989-2,700
 04/04       10 fish    Tunisia                   5,800-4,290-2,800
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 04/01   7 fish       Australia                    4,400-3,300-2,200
 04/05   2 fish       Bali                                     1,000
 04/04   6 fish       Cebu                                     1,100
 04/05  27 fish       Indonesia                    1,500-1,170-  800
 04/04   8 fish       Maldive                      3,000-1,762-1,000
 04/05   4 fish       Sri Lanka                    2,200-1,238-1,000
 04/01   6 fish       Tonga                        2,300-2,100-1,500
 04/05  22 fish       Viet Nam                     2,000-  931-  700
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 04/04   1 fish       Philippines                              1,600
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 04/05      84 trays Boston                       2,700-2,300/tray* 
 04/03      66 trays California                   5,800-3,500/tray* 
 04/05     168 trays Canada                       1,700-1,300/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                            3,300-3,000
                         No.2                            2,900-2,800
                         No.3                            2,600-2,500
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
           Japan, Hokkaido                               3,800-3,000
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
           Russian roe                                   2,200-1,600
 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                                 550-540
                4-6 lbs/fish                                 560-550
                6-9 lbs/fish                                 590-580
      Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
                2-4 lbs/fish                                 550-540
                4-6 lbs/fish                                 590-580
                6-9 lbs/fish                                 600-590
      Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Norway
                1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              650-640
                2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              700-680
      Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
                5-6 kg/fish                                  690-680
      Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                4-5 kg/fish                                  650-530
      Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                3-4 kg/fish                                  900-850
      Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
                5-6 kg/fish                                  850-800
      King salmon, frozen, New Zealand
                4-6 lbs/fish                                 600-580
                6-11 lbs/fish                                620-600
 
 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                           1,600
      Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,400-1,380
                     4-5 lbs/fish                        1,300-1,280
                     3-4 lbs/fish                        1,200-1,180
                     2-3 lbs/fish                              1,100
                     1-2 lbs/fish                              1,000
 
 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)                                   
           M (600-400 grams/fish)                                   
           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
           China                                                    
           Korea, North                                             
           U.S.A.                                        1,500-1,300
 
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12/10/13


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