WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
September 25 - October 4, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 116-118 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for September 25- October 4, 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
09/28       1 fish     Boston                                 4,800
10/04       6 fish     Canada                     5,200-4,433-3,800
10/02       1 fish     Italy                                  3,900
10/04      18 fish     Mexico                     2,000-1,617-1,500
09/29       1 fish     Spain                                  4,300
09/30       4 fish     Turkey                                 3,500

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
09/30  11 fish       Australia                    1,300-  983-  700
10/04   1 fish       Bali                                     1,000
09/29   1 fish       Cebu                                     1,000
09/29   2 fish       Fiji                         1,400-1,300-1,200
10/04   2 fish       Guam                                     1,500
10/04  17 fish       Indonesia                    1,500-  944-  850
09/28   5 fish       New Zealand                  2,000-1,650-1,300
10/02   9 fish       Palau                                    1,100
10/02   7 fish       Philippines                  1,000-  920-  800
09/29   5 fish       Sri Lanka                                1,500
10/03   1 fish       Taiwan                                   1,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
09/28  2 fish        Fiji                                          
09/26  1 fish        Indonesia                                     

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
10/04        63 trays   Boston                    3,100-2,000/tray*
10/03       949 trays   California                3,500-1,000/tray*
10/03        84 trays   Canada                    1,200-  500/tray*
09/30       712 trays   Chile                     3,300-2,200/tray*
10/04       632 trays   China                     3,300-2,500/tray*
09/30        49 trays   Mexico                    2,500-2,000/tray*
                *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                            2,900-2,500
                        No.2                            2,800-2,000
                        No.3                            2,400-1,800
     Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                            1,600-1,300
                        No.2                            1,400-1,200
                        No.3                            1,200-1,100
     Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                            2,200-1,900
                        No.2                            2,000-1,400
                        No.3                            1,400-1,200

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Alaska                              3,000-1,500
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido                     6,000-3,000
SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                      3,000-2,000

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                               1,100- 950

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,650-1,550
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                              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)                                 1,800-1,600
          2L (8-10 ounce)                               1,600-1,400
          1L (5-8 ounce)                                1,450-1,200
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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12/10/13


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