WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
January 5-13, 2010

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rates are: 92-94 yen = U.S.$1.00 for
January 5-13, 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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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh

01/08          4 fish  Greece                       2,400
01/13          2 fish  Malta                        2,000
01/13         74 fish  Mexico                       1,500
01/08          2 fish  North Carolina   8,000-6,450-4,900
01/13          2 fish  Spain                        2,500
01/08          2 fish  Tunisia                      2,800
01/13         20 fish  Turkey           2,200-2,040-2,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh

01/05         31 fish  Australia        3,000-1,755-1,000
01/13         13 fish  Bali                         1,000
01/13          2 fish  Fiji                         1,000
01/06          5 fish  Hawaii           3,500-2,780-2,300
01/13         34 fish  Indonesia        1,400-  797-  400
01/12         42 fish  New Zealand      4,200-1,960-1,000
01/13          6 fish  Puket              800-  750-  700
01/05          8 fish  Sri Lanka                    2,000
01/09         27 fish  Taiwan           2,500-1,850-1,400
01/09         37 fish  Viet Nam         1,700-1,100-1,000

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh

01/09          2 fish  Fiji                         1,000
01/09          1 fish  New Zealand                  2,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh

01/13         36 trays Boston            3,600-2,500/tray*
01/13        573 trays California        1,800-  500/tray*
01/13        168 trays Canada              450-  350/tray*
01/13        234 trays Mexico            1,300-  500/tray*

             *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted

      Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                            No.1              3,300-3,000
                            No.2              3,000-2,500
                            No.3              2,600-2,000

      Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
                            No.1              1,600-1,300
                            No.2              1,500-1,100
                            No.3              1,400-1,000

      Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                            No.1              2,600-2,000
                            No.2              2,000-1,800
                            No.3              1,600-1,400

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Alaska                    4,500-3,000

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido           6,000-5,000

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku            4,500-2,000

SALMON
      Frozen:
      Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                  2-9 lbs/fish                    750-630
      Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                  2-9 lbs/fish                    580-520
      Fresh:
      Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                  3-5 kg/fish 1,000- 900- 850

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
      Alaska/           Over 7 lbs/fish  
      Canada            5-7 lbs/fish          1,600-1,500
                        4-5 lbs/fish          1,500-1,400
                        3-4 lbs/fish          1,400-1,300
                        2-3 lbs/fish     
                        1-2 lbs/fish     

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
            3L (10 ounce)                     1,600-1,500
            2L (8-10 ounce)                   1,550-1,450
            1L (5- 8 ounce)                   1,450-1,350

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Alaska
            3L (300-350 grams)     
            2L (250-300 grams)                1,650-1,550
            1L (200-250 grams)                1,550-1,450

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Alaska
            5L (over 450 grams)               2,150‑1,950
            4L (400-450 grams)                2,000‑1,900

SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Russia
            5L (over 450 grams)               1,600‑1,400
            4L (400-450 grams)
                                       1,500‑1,300
            3L (350-400 grams)                1,450‑1,250
            2L (300-350 grams)                1,300‑1,100

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

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CONTACT:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/13


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