WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 March 12-24, 2010
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 91-92 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for March 12-24, 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
 03/23       4 fish     Greece                       5,300-4,900-4,500
 03/18     133 fish     Korea                        6,000-2,463-1,800
 03/20      12 fish     Malta                        2,700-2,608-2,500
 03/24      21 fish     Mexico                       1,800-1,660-1,500
 03/18       1 fish     New Zealand                              7,000
 03/24       2 fish     Spain                        3,300-3,250-3,200
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 03/24       3 fish     Australia                    3,500-2,567-2,000
 03/24      10 fish     Bali                         1,500-1,180-1,000
 03/16      12 fish     Cape Town                    4,100-2,873-1,300
 03/18       7 fish     Fiji                                     2,000
 03/13      20 fish     Guam                         1,500-1,350-1,200
 03/24      27 fish     Indonesia                    1,600-  957-  700
 03/20       1 fish     New Zealand                             11,500
 03/16       8 fish     Puket                        1,000-  950-  900
 03/12       2 fish     Sri Lanka                    1,500-1,225-  950
 03/19       2 fish     Taiwan                       2,000-1,850-1,700
 03/24      25 fish     Viet Nam                     1,500-  952-  700
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 03/20       2 fish     New Zealand                              2,200
 03/20       1 fish     Australia                                2,800
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 03/23     307 trays    Alaska                       1,900-1,500/tray*
 03/24      42 trays    Boston                       3,200-2,500/tray*
 03/23     250 trays    California                   5,200-1,000/tray*
 03/24      84 trays    Canada                       1,800-1,000/tray*
 03/23      72 trays    Chile                        1,500-1,300/tray*
 03/24     274 trays    China                        2,600-1,200/tray*
            *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
      Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               3,300-3,000
                        No.2                               2,800-2,500
                        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                                4,000-2,800
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido                       5,800-5,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                        4,300-2,000
 
 SALMON
      Frozen:
      Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   750-650
      Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   580-520
      Fresh:
      Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                3-5 kg/fish                            1,000- 950- 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)                                   1,800-1,600
           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 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)                             1,500-1,400
           4L (400-450 grams)                              1,400-1,300
           3L (350-400 grams)                              1,300-1,200
           2L (300-350 grams)                              1,200-1,100
 
 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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12/10/13


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