WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
September 8-22, 2006
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 116-117 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for September 8-22, 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
09/22       2 fish     Boston                                 3,500
09/22      31 fish     Canada                     4,500-3,580-2,700
09/22       1 fish     Italy                                  3,700
09/22       2 fish     Malta                                  3,500
09/22     157 fish     Mexico                     3,300-1,636-1,500
09/19       3 fish     Spain                      3,800-3,650-3,500
09/22       1 fish     Turkey                                 3,500

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
09/22   4 fish       Australia                    3,000-1,950-1,000
09/22   2 fish       Bali                                     1,000
09/19   9 fish       Cape Town                    3,200-2,175-1,000
09/19   7 fish       Cebu                         1,400-1,080-  900
09/22   4 fish       Fiji                         1,200-  900-  700
09/22  10 fish       Guam                         1,300-  944-  600
09/20  23 fish       Indonesia                                1,000
09/14   5 fish       New York                     4,700-3,580-3,000
09/22  15 fish       New Zealand                  2,400-1,388-1,000
09/22   7 fish       Palau                        1,300-1,140-  900
09/22   3 fish       Philippines                              1,000
09/20  18 fish       Ponape                       1,000-  885-  800
09/19   6 fish       Sri Lanka                    1,300-  975-  700

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
09/20  10 fish       Philippines                                800
09/20   5 fish       New Zealand                              1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
09/22        84 trays   Boston                    2,300-2,000/tray*
09/22     1,646 trays   California                5,000-  900/tray*
09/22     1,130 trays   China                     2,500-1,600/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                                   2,600-2,200

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
               2-4 lbs/fish                                     550
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 580-560
               6-9 lbs/fish                                     570
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Northern Europe
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                                  700
               3.6-4.5 kg/fish                                  700
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 620-600
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 670-660
               6-9 lbs/fish                                        

     Fresh:
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
               3-6 kg/fish                              1,300-1,250
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
               3-6 kg/fish                              1,150-1,100
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
               3-6 kg/fish                                    1,200
     King salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, New Zealand
               3-4 lbs/fish                                   1,100

ABALONE, live
     Japan     Kuro (Kyushu)                           9,500- 8,500
               Kuro (Boshu)                           10,000- 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                     1,650-1,550
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                              1,450
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,350-1,300
                    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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