WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
October 20-31, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 117-119 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for October 20-31, 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
10/31       3 fish     Boston                     5,000-4,667-4,300
10/30       6 fish     Canada                     5,000-4,667-4,200
10/30      10 fish     Greece                     3,000-2,860-2,600
10/28      39 fish     Italy                      3,000-2,570-2,400
10/26       1 fish     Malta                                  3,300
10/31       5 fish     Mexico                     2,700-2,467-2,200
10/31       1 fish     Spain                                  4,800
10/26      13 fish     Tunisia                                3,000
10/24       6 fish     Turkey                                 3,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
10/30   3 fish       Australia                    1,300-1,150-1,000
10/28   6 fish       Bali                         1,000-  980-  900
10/27   2 fish       Fiji                         1,100-1,050-1,000
10/28   7 fish       Guam                         1,300-1,120-1,000
10/31  20 fish       Indonesia                                  600
10/30  18 fish       Maldive                                  1,000
10/20  19 fish       New York                     3,200-2,966-2,700
10/27   5 fish       New Zealand                  1,700-1,560-1,300
10/23  16 fish       Ponape                       2,000-1,327-1,000
10/21   8 fish       Palau                        2,000-1,750-1,300
10/21   7 fish       Philippines                  1,500-1,100-  800
10/27  11 fish       Sri Lanka                    1,500-1,200-1,000
10/30   3 fish       Taiwan                                   1,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
10/26   2 fish       New Zealand                              1,200
10/20   9 fish       Philippines                              1,300

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
10/31        36 trays   Alaska                    1,300-  800/tray*
10/31       247 trays   Boston                    3,000-2,200/tray*
10/30     1,097 trays   California                6,000-1,600/tray*
10/27        42 trays   Canada                    1,200-1,000/tray*
10/23       204 trays   Mexico                    1,600-  500/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                     5,000-3,000
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                               1,000- 900

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,650-1,600
     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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