WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
December 13 - 27, 2010
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 84-85 yen = U.S. $1.00 for 
December 13 - 27, 2010

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Species/            Sales Origin     Price range (yen/kg)
Date of sale       volume           High - Average - Low 
(Month/date)
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BLEUFIN TUNA, fresh
12/24             18 fish Mexico       3,000-2,827-2,500
12/16              2 fish New York     8,300-7,500-6,700
12/13              1 fish New Zealand  3,000
12/24              9 fish North Carolina 7,000-5,000-2,500
12/27             21 fish Spain        4,500-3,721-3,000
12/27             13 fish Turkey       4,000-2,942-2,500

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
12/24             10 fish Australia    1,700-1,400-1,000
12/24             11 fish Bali         1,500-1,233-1,000
12/17              2 fish Fiji         2,000-1,750-1,500
12/27             26 fish Indonesia    1,500-  900-  700
12/13              1 fish Marshall Is. 2,400
12/24             11 fish New Zealand  4,800-2,609-1,300
12/27             11 fish Philippines  1,800-1,187-  700
12/24              9 fish Ponape       1,800-1,288-1,000
12/24             21 fish Sri Lanka    2,500-1,640-1,000
12/17              2 fish Tonga        2,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
12/20              2 fish Indonesia      800

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
12/27            222 trays  Boston     4,500-3,300/tray*
12/27          1,285 trays  California 13,000-1,000/tray*
12/27            210 trays  Canada     1,700-  700/tray*
12/27            204 trays  Mexico     3,300-1,400/tray*
* tray =over 250 grams in net weight

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
            Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1       3,000-2,800
                              No.2       2,800-2,600
                              No.3       2,500-2,000
            Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1       1,600-1,400
                              No.2       1,500-1,200
                              No.1       1,400-1,000
            Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1       2,200-2,000
                              No.2       2,000-1,800
                              No.3       1,800-1,400
      
SALMON ROE (ikura), Alaska               3,000-2,300
SALMON ROE (ikura), Japan, Hokkaido      4,500-3,500
SALMON ROE (ikura), Japan, Sanriku       3,500-2,000

SALMON
      Frozen:
            Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                    2-9 lbs/fish           850-670
      Coho salmon, dressed, Chile
                    2-9 lbs/fish           650-600
	Fresh:
            Atlantic salmon, semi-dressed, Norway
                    3-5 kg/fish         1,100-1,000-900

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
      Alaska/Canada
                    5-7 lbs/fish          1,650-1,550
                    4-5 lbs/fish          1,550-1,450
                    3-4 lbs/fish          1,450-1,350
            
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
      
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. bairdi, frozen, Alaska
                    5L (over 450 grams)    2,450-2,100
                    4L (250-300 grams)     2,200-1,800
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. bairdi, frozen, Russia
                    5L (over 450 grams)    1,650-1,600
                    4L (400-450 grams)     1,600-1,500
                    3L (350-400 grams)     1,500-1,400
                    2L (300-350 grams)     1,400-1,300

ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe
                    L (800-600 grams/fish)    400
                    M (600-400 grams/fish)    400
                    S (400-200 grams/fish)    400
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CONTACT:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/13


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