WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
January 25-February 8, 2010

 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.
 Exchange rates are: 91-92 yen = U.S.$1.00
 for January 25-February 8, 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
 02/08       2 fish     Boston                       3,500-2,750-2,000
 02/06       6 fish     Croatia                                  2,000
 02/08       3 fish     Florida                      3,000-2,667-2,500
 01/25       2 fish     Greece                                   2,000
 02/07       4 fish     Malta                        3,100-2,800-2,500
 01/25      32 fish     Mexico                       2,200-1,942-1,700
 02/08      53 fish     Spain                        3,100-2,214-2,000
 01/28      12 fish     Turkey                       2,600-2,200-2,000

 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 02/08      14 fish     Australia                    1,800-1,164-  800
 02/08      34 fish     Bali                         1,200-  753-  400
 02/05       1 fish     Fiji                                     1,000
 02/06      11 fish     Guam                         1,300-1,020-  700
 02/04       5 fish     Hawaii                       2,500-2,200-2,000
 02/08      62 fish     Indonesia                    1,500-  738-  700
 02/08       5 fish     New Zealand                  2,900-1,967-1,500
 02/08      19 fish     Sri Lanka                      800-  543-  500
 02/08       4 fish     Taiwan                       1,300-1,033-  800
 02/08      24 fish     Viet Nam                     1,300-  700-  400

 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 02/05      1 fish      Fiji                                       900

 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 02/08      60 trays Boston                          2,500-2,200/tray*
 02/08     421 trays California                      9,000-  700/tray*
 02/08     168 trays Canada                          1,000-  650/tray*
 02/08     297 trays China                           1,300-1,000/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                                   750-630
      Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   580-520
      Fresh:
      Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                3-5 kg/fish                            1,000- 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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