WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
December 16-28, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 118-119 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for December 16-28, 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
12/28       3 fish     Croatia                     4,800-4,550-4,300
12/28       9 fish     Malta                       4,200-3,567-2,500
12/27      79 fish     Mexico                      2,700-1,990-1,800
12/26       7 fish     New York                   10,000-6,886-4,000
12/22       4 fish     North Carolina              7,300-5,250-4,000
12/28      32 fish     Spain                       5,000-4,318-3,800
12/28      18 fish     Turkey                      4,000-3,709-3,500

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
12/25  15 fish        Australia                    4,600-2,371-1,000
12/27   9 fish        Bali                         2,200-1,350-  950
12/25   2 fish        Celebes                      1,300-1,150-1,000
12/22   4 fish        Fiji                                       900
12/27   3 fish        Guam                         1,700-1,460-1,300
12/22   6 fish        Hawaii                       3,300-2,867-2,500
12/27  48 fish        Indonesia                    2,000-1,080-  600
12/25  12 fish        Jakarta                      2,200-1,355-  800
12/24  13 fish        Maldive                      2,800-1,650-1,200
12/24  12 fish        New Zealand                  2,000-1,775-1,000
12/28  10 fish        Philippines                  1,800-1,560-1,500
12/25   3 fish        Ponape                                   1,000
12/28  12 fish        Puket                        1,800-1,262-  800
12/27   4 fish        Sri Lanka                                1,000
12/24  10 fish        Tonga                        1,200-1,137-1,000
12/27   2 fish        Viet Nam                                   600

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
12/25       1 fish     Australia                               1,300
12/19       4 fish     Indonesia                                 700
12/28       8 fish     Maldive                     1,200-1,100-1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
12/27      441 trays   Boston                      3,100-2,000/tray*
12/27      318 trays   California                  7,000-2,500/tray*
12/27      630 trays   Canada                      2,600-  550/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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