WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
March 22 - April 2, 2012

All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated.
Exchange rates are: 83-84 yen = U.S. $1.00 for
March 22 - April 2, 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
4/02            3 fish Florida           6,500-5,667-5,000
4/02            4 fish Greece            5,500-4,375-3,000
4/02            6 fish Mexico            2,800
3/22            4 fish New York          4,000-3,500-3,000
4/02            2 fish New Zealand       7,700-6,850-6,000
4/02            9 fish Spain             4,300-4,063-3,600
4/02            4 fish Turkey            4,500-3,975-3,400

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
4/02            9 fish Australia         4,000-2,467-1,000
4/02           17 fish Bali              2,700-1,469-1,000
3/28            2 fish Fiji              1,800-1,750-1,700
3/31           17 fish Guam              1,900-1,537-1,000
3/31            1 fish Hawaii            2,500
4/02           19 fish Indonesia         1,200-1,068-  800
4/02            2 fish New Zealand       4,000-3,500-3,000
4/02           26 fish Philippines       2,300-1,405-1,000
4/02            4 fish Puket               800
4/02            6 fish Sri Lanka         1,000-  900-  800
4/02           28 fish Viet Nam          2,000-1,161-  900

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
3/31            1 fish Australia         1,800
3/29            7 fish Sri Lanka         1,200-1,125-1,000
3/31           16 fish Viet Nam          1,100-1,033-1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
3/30         252 trays California        2,500-1,300/tray*
3/30         126 trays Canada            2,100-1,300/tray*
3/29          50 trays China             1,400-1,200/tray*
3/29          48 trays Mexico            500-400/tray*

* tray =over 250 grams in net weight

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted

            Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                              No.1           3,800-3,500
                              No.2           3,300-2,800
                              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) 1,600-1,500
                              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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