WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
December 1-14, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 115-117 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for December 1-14, 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
12/01       2 fish     Boston                     5,000-4,600-4,200
12/14       9 fish     Croatia                                4,000
12/09       4 fish     Italy                      3,300-3,133-3,000
12/06       4 fish     Malta                                  3,800
12/14      79 fish     Mexico                     3,000-2,261-1,800
12/14      37 fish     New York                   6,000-4,514-3,500
12/14       3 fish     North Carolina             5,600-4,800-4,000
12/14      24 fish     Spain                      4,500-3,814-3,000
12/06       1 fish     Tunisia                                3,900
12/08       2 fish     Turkey                     3,500-3,250-3,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
12/14  16 fish       Australia                    3,500-1,680-1,000
12/14  36 fish       Bali                         2,000-1,100-  700
12/08   2 fish       Cebu                                     1,800
12/08   8 fish       Fiji                         1,300-1,233-1,200
12/07   2 fish       Guam                         1,300-1,250-1,200
12/06   6 fish       Hawaii                       3,700-2,717-2,000
12/14  53 fish       Indonesia                    2,000-  954-  700
12/14  39 fish       Maldive                      1,500-1,017-  700
12/13  23 fish       New York                     5,500-4,733-4,000
12/07   3 fish       New Zealand                  3,000-2,333-2,000
12/09  12 fish       Palau                        1,300-1,100-1,000
12/09   1 fish       Philippines                                700
12/13  24 fish       Ponape                       1,200-  980-  800
12/14  17 fish       Puket                        1,800-1,182-  800
12/14  52 fish       Sri Lanka                    2,000-1,144-  700
12/06   1 fish       Taiwan                                   1,800
12/09  13 fish       Tonga                        2,000-1,150-1,000
12/06  12 fish       Viet Nam                                   750

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
12/04      11 fish     Indonesia                    900-  850-  800
12/14       2 fish     New Zealand                2,000-1,750-1,500



SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
12/04       246 trays   Alaska                    1,100-  800/tray*
12/14       282 trays   Boston                    2,300-1,300/tray*
12/14     2,102 trays   California                4,600-  200/tray*
12/07       210 trays   Canada                    1,400-  900/tray*
12/14        85 trays   China                     2,500-  200/tray*
12/07        42 trays   Mexico                    1,000-  900/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                              3,000-1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido                     5,000-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                      4,000-2,600

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)                               2,000-1,800
          1L (5-8 ounce)                                1,700-1,400
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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12/10/13


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