WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
June 16-23, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 115-116 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for June 16-23, 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
06/22       2 fish     Italy                      5,000-4,050-3,100
06/23       9 fish     Spain                      5,000-3,629-3,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
06/23  80 fish       Australia                    4,500-1,969-  700
06/22   3 fish       Cebu                         1,000-  975-  950
06/20   8 fish       Fiji                         2,500-1,160-  700
06/23   8 fish       Guam                         1,300-1,000-  700
06/23  24 fish       Indonesia                    1,500-  929-  700
06/20   6 fish       Maldive                      1,400-1,200-1,000
06/21   2 fish       New Zealand                              3,000
06/23  46 fish       Palau                        2,500-1,162-  700
06/22   8 fish       Sri Lanka                    1,300-  940-  800
06/23  18 fish       Taiwan                       1,700-1,160-  800
06/21   9 fish       Tonga                        2,800-1,200-  700
06/20  12 fish       Viet Nam                     1,000-  835-  700

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
06/21   5 fish       Australia                    1,100-1,033-1,000
06/20   6 fish       Viet Nam                     1,300-  866-  700

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
06/22      559 trays    California                3,600-  850/tray*
06/23     1,560 trays   China                     2,500-1,000/tray*
06/22        48 trays   Chile                       900-  650/tray*
                *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)

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                            3,300-3,200
                        No.2                            2,900-2,800
                        No.3                            2,500-2,400
     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                                 650-630
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 680-660
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 700-680
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Norway
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              700-680
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              720-700
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               5-6 kg/fish                                1,000-950
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               4-5 kg/fish                                  830-800
     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, Canada
               4-6 lbs/fish                                     750
               6-9 lbs/fish                                     780

ABALONE, live
     Japan     Kuro (Kyushu)                           9,000- 8,000
               Kuro (Boshu)                            9,500- 9,000
               Ezo:  Over 300 gm                      12,000-11,000
                    About 200 gm                      10,500-10,000
                     150- 200 gm                      10,000- 9,500
                     100- 150 gm                       9,000- 8,500
               Tokobushi                               3,500- 2,500
     Australia                                         6,800- 6,300
     South Africa                                                  
     Taiwan    Tokobushi                               3,300- 2,800

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                                         2,000-1,500
          China                                                    
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                                   

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12/10/13


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