WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
March 8-21, 2012
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rates are: 83-85 yen = U.S. $1.00 for 
March 8-21, 2012
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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
3/16            4 fish Florida           8,300-4,275-2,300
3/21           38 fish Greece            6,000-3,468-2,000
3/21            7 fish Mexico            3,100-2,843-2,500
3/15            3 fish New York          7,000-4,567-3,000
3/15            2 fish New Zealand      12,000-9,850-7,700
3/16            8 fish Spain             4,300-4,133-4,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
3/21           15 fish Bali              1,300-1,127-1,000
3/16            8 fish Fiji              1,100-1,025-1,000
3/17           25 fish Guam              1,300-1,100- 700
3/12            1 fish Hawaii            1,800
3/21            8 fish Indonesia         1,300-1,140-1,000
3/21            7 fish New Zealand       3,300-2,320-1,200
3/21           11 fish Philippines       1,500-1,227-1,000
3/08            5 fish Puket             1,200-1,100-1,000
3/21            6 fish Sri Lanka         1,500-1,184-  900
3/21           14 fish Viet Nam          1,500-1,173-1,000
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
3/15            2 fish Australia         1,700
3/13            9 fish Sri Lanka         1,400-  920- 800
3/21            5 fish Viet Nam          1,300-1,100-1,000
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
3/16          305 trays  California      2,300-1,000/tray*
3/15          192 trays  Canada          1,500-  900/tray*
3/21           48 trays  China           3,000-2,800/tray*
* tray =over 250 grams in net weight
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
            Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1       4,000-3,500
                              No.2       3,600-2,800
                              No.3       3,000-2,500
            Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
            
                              No.1       2,600-2,200
                              No.2       2,400-1,600
                              No.1       1,800-1,200
            Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1       2,800-2,300
                              No.2       2,500-1,800
                              No.3       1,800-1,500
SALMON ROE (ikura), Alaska               4,500-4,000
SALMON ROE (ikura), Japan, Hokkaido      6,500-5,800
SALMON ROE (ikura), Japan, Sanriku       5,400-5,000
SALMON
      Frozen:
            Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
               2-9 lbs/fish                750-650
      Coho salmon, dressed, Chile
               2-9 lbs/fish                530-480
            Atlantic salmon, semi-dressed, Norway
               3-5 kg/fish               1,000-900-800 
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
      Alaska/Canada
            Over 7 lbs/fish     
               5-7 lbs/fish              2,300-2,000
               4-5 lbs/fish              1,880
               3-4 lbs/fish              1,750
               2-3 lbs/fish              1,500
               1-2 lbs/fish              1,100
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
                3L (10 ounce)            2,000-1,900
                2L (8-10 ounce)          1,900-1,800
                1L (5- 8 ounce)          1,800-1,700
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Alaska
                3L (300-350 grams)       1,900-1,800
                2L (250-300 grams)       1,800-1,700
                1L (200-250 grams)       1,700-1,600
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)      1,650-1,500
                4L (400-450 grams)       1,500-1,400
                3L (350-400 grams)       1,500-1,300
                2L (300-350 grams)       1,500-1,300
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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