WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
June 3-15, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 112-115 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for June 3-15, 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
06/12       2 fish     Greece                                 2,200
06/15      12 fish     Italy                      6,300-4,220-3,000
06/15      19 fish     Spain                      4,500-3,300-1,500
06/12       2 fish     Malta                      7,500-5,800-4,100

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
06/15  56 fish       Australia                    3,500-1,640-  700
06/15   5 fish       Bali                                     1,000
06/15  10 fish       Cape Town                    4,300-2,957-2,000
06/15   6 fish       Fiji                         2,300-1,633-  700
06/15  12 fish       Guam                         1,500-1,300-1,000
06/15  10 fish       Indonesia                    1,000-  800-  700
06/15  38 fish       Maldive                      1,000-  800-  700
06/15  18 fish       New Zealand                  3,700-2,413-1,700
06/15   1 fish       Palau                                      800
06/15  14 fish       Penang                       1,000-  850-  700
06/15   5 fish       Philippines                  1,000-  875-  700
06/15   6 fish       Taiwan                       1,100-1,050-1,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
06/09   2 fish       Fiji                                     1,000
06/10   7 fish       Philippines                  1,100-  914-  800

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
06/15      153 trays    California                3,000-1,500/tray*
06/15      977 trays    China                     2,300-1,200/tray*
                *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)

ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
     Japan     Frozen   No.1  Small                                
                              Medium                               
                        No.2  Small                                
                              Medium                               

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                                   2,600-1,900

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Copper River
                        No.1                                  3,300
                        No.2                                  2,900
                        No.3                                  2,500
     Pink salmon sujiko, SE and others
                        No.1                            1,600-1,500
                        No.2                                       
                        No.3                            1,200-1,100
     King salmon sujiko, Copper River
                        No.1                            3,400-3,200
                        No.2                            3,000-2,800
                        No.3                            2,600-2,400
     Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark
                        No.1                            3,200-3,000
                        No.2                            2,800-2,600
                        No.3                            2,500-2,300
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
          Japan, Hokkaido                               4,500-4,100
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
          Russian roe                                   2,000-1,600
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                                 580-560
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 600-580
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 590-580
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 640-630
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 670-660
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 690-680
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Norway
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              680-660
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              700-680
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               5-6 kg/fish                                  950-900
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               4-5 kg/fish                                  720-700
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
               4-5 kg/fish                              1,200-1,100
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
               5-6 kg/fish                              1,100-1,000
     King salmon, frozen, New Zealand
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 660-650
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 690-670

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                     1,650-1,600
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,450-1,430
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,350-1,300
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,290-1,270
                    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)                                 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)                                600
          M (600-400 grams/fish)                                600
          S (400-200 grams/fish)                                600

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

FLOUNDER, fresh
          Japan                                         2,000-1,000
          China                                                    
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                                   

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