WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
March 6-23, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 116-119 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for March 6-23, 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
03/23      10 fish     Mexico                     3,500-3,289-3,200
03/23      10 fish     New Zealand               14,000-7,950-3,300
03/23      36 fish     Spain                      4,300-3,947-3,500
03/23      13 fish     Tunisia                    5,700-4,560-3,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
03/23  20 fish       Australia                    3,400-2,286-1,250
03/22  14 fish       Bali                         1,500-1,222-  900
03/22   5 fish       Cebu                         1,200-1,060-1,000
03/23  47 fish       Indonesia                    1,300-  861-  750
03/23  12 fish       Maldive                      2,200-1,557-1,000
03/23   9 fish       New Caledonia                4,200-2,075-1,500
03/22  10 fish       New Zealand                  4,000-2,912-1,800
03/23   7 fish       Sri Lanka                    1,500-1,180-1,000
03/22  13 fish       Tonga                        3,000-1,600-  700
03/22  30 fish       Viet Nam                     2,400-1,353-  700

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
03/22   2 fish       Sri Lanka                    1,300-1,150-1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
03/23      19 trays Alaska                       3,800-3,700/tray* 
03/23     152 trays Boston                       2,800-2,500/tray* 
03/23      70 trays California                   6,500-3,300/tray* 
03/23     526 trays Canada                       3,800-1,100/tray* 
03/23      84 trays Chile                        1,300-1,200/tray* 
03/23          Japan (white)                    30,000-3,500/tray**
03/23          Japan (red)                      15,000-3,600/tray**
                *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
               **(tray=300-350 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                                   2,200-1,800
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                                 540-530
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 560-550
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 580-570
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Norway
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              650-640
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              670-660
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               5-6 kg/fish                                  690-680
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               4-5 kg/fish                                  600-580
     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

SARDINE, fresh, medium-large
     Japan                                                  900-800

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,550-1,500
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                              1,300
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,280-1,250
                    3-4 lbs/fish                              1,150
                    2-3 lbs/fish                        1,070-1,050
                    1-2 lbs/fish                        1,000-  980

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.                                        1,400-1,000

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12/10/13


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