WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
September 6-17, 2002
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rate are: 118-122 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for September 6-17, 2002.
  
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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
  09/17     13 fish   Boston                      6,400-4,150-3,000
  09/13     10 fish   Canada                      5,000-3,377-2,000
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
  09/06     17 fish   Sri Lanka                   1,200-  700-  400
  09/17     98 fish   Australia                   5,000-1,445-  500
  09/13     19 fish   Taiwan                      1,800-1,075-  600
  09/10     17 fish   Panama                      3,000-2,213-1,600
  09/17     23 fish   Guam                        2,000-1,078-  500
  YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
  09/17     8 fish    Australia                   2,200-1,550-  900
  SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
  09/14        32 trays  China                    3,500-3,000/tray*
  09/10        84 trays  Boston                   3,300-2,200/tray*
  09/17       555 trays  Canada                   2,000-  200/tray*
  09/14       240 trays  Chile                    1,800-1,300/tray*
  09/17     1,165 trays  U.S.A.                   4,300-  750/tray*
  09/14       115 trays  Russia                   2,300-  700/tray*
  09/14       293 trays  North Korea              3,300-1,000/tray*
  09/07        60 trays  Mexico                     800-  600/tray*
  09/17          Japan (white)                  17,500-1,500/tray**
  09/17          Japan (red)                     9,000-3,000/tray**
  
                  *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
                 **(tray=150-450 grams in net weight)
  ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
       Japan     Fresh   Top grade                      5,000-4,000
       Japan     Frozen  Grade 1   Small                      3,500
                                  Medium                      4,000
                         Grade 2  Small                       2,300
                                  Medium                      2,500
  HERRING ROE, salted
            Canada       Large                          4,500-4,200
                         Medium                               4,200
                         Small                                4,000
       San Francisco     Large                          3,600-3,400
                         Medium                         3,400-3,100
                         Small                          3,400-3,100
       Bristol Bay       Extra large                          3,000
                         Large                                3,000
  HERRING ROE ON KELP
                 Canada                                 5,000-3,000
                 San Francisco                                     
  SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
       Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                         Grade 1                        3,100-3,000
                         Grade 2                        2,700-2,600
                         Grade 3                        2,300-2,200
       Sockeye salmon sujiko, PWS
                         Grade 1                        3,200-3,100
                         Grade 2                        2,800-2,700
                         Grade 3                        2,400-2,300
       Sockeye salmon sujiko, Port Moller
                         Grade 1                        3,400-3,300
                         Grade 2                        3,100-3,000
                         Grade 3                        2,800-2,700
       Chum salmon sujiko, PWS
                         Grade 1                        2,600-2,500
                         Grade 2                        2,200-2,100
                         Grade 3                        1,800-1,700
       Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark                                
                         Grade 1                        3,400-3,200
                         Grade 2                        3,000-2,800
                         Grade 3                        2,600-2,400
       Salmon-trout sujiko, Finland
                         Grade 1                        3,000-2,900
                         Grade 2                        2,600-2,500
                         Grade 3                        2,200-2,100
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
            Japan                                       5,800-5,600
            SE                                          3,000-2,500
  SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
            Russian roe                                 3,000-2,600
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
            Japan                                       4,200-3,500
  SALMON
       Sockeye salmon, frozen, dressed, IQF, Local
                 2-4 lbs/fish                               650-530
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               720-700
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               720-700
       Sockeye salmon, frozen, dressed, Bristol Bay
                 2-4 lbs/fish                               600-580
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               620-600
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               620-600
       Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, wild, Alaska                  
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                      
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                   650
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                      
       Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                               470-450
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               520-500
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               530-520
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                               410-400
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               470-460
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               500-480
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
                 1.8-2.7 kg/fish                            430-420
                 2.7-3.6 kg/fish                            460-450
                 3.6-4.5 kg/fish                            480-460
       Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
                 3-4 kg/fish                                540-520
                 4-5 kg/fish                                560-540
                 5-6 kg/fish                                580-560
       Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile                     
                 3-4 kg/fish                                430-420
                 4-5 kg/fish                                470-460
                 5-6 kg/fish                                480-470
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                 3-4 kg/fish                                800-750
                 4-5 kg/fish                                850-800
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
                 3-4 kg/fish                                       
                 4-5 kg/fish                                900-850
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Australia
                 2-3 kg/fish                                950-900
                 4-5 kg/fish                                       
       King salmon, fresh, New Zealand
                 4-5 kg/fish                                850-800
       King salmon, fresh, Canada
                 4-5 kg/fish                                850-800
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, farm, New Zealand
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               550-530
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               550-530
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, farm, Canada                  
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               550-530
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               550-530
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, wild, troll, Canada
                 11-18 lbs/fish                             770-730
  ABALONE, live
       Japan     Kuro (Kyushu)                          7,500-6,500
                 Ezo:  Over 300 gm                           11,500
                      About 200 gm                      8,500-8,000
                       150- 200 gm                      7,500-7,000
                       100- 150 gm                      7,000-6,500
                 Tokobushi                              2,500-2,000
       Australia                                        6,000-5,500
       Taiwan    Tokobushi                              3,000-2,500
  SARDINE, fresh, large
       Japan                                            1,600-1,000
  SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
       Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                   1,380-1,320
       Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                      1,380-1,330
                      4-5 lbs/fish                      1,300-1,250
                      3-4 lbs/fish                      1,200-1,150
                      2-3 lbs/fish                      1,100-1,070
                      1-2 lbs/fish                        980-  950
       SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, section with claw,
        cooked, frozen, shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton, Alaska
            5 L                                         2,450-2,100
            4 L                                         2,200-1,800
  ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe                                      
            L (800-600 grams/fish)                          500-480
            M (600-400 grams/fish)                              480
            S (400-200 grams/fish)                              480
  ROCK SOLE, frozen, without roe
            L (800-600 grams/fish)                          240-230
            M (600-400 grams/fish)                              240
            S (400-200 grams/fish)                                 
  SURIMI, frozen
            Ship-processed, SA                                  450
            Ship-processed, FA                                  400
            Land-processed                                      320
  FLOUNDER, fresh
            Japan                                       3,500-1,500
            U.S.A.                                                 
            Korea, North                                           
            China                                                  
  SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh, pole-and-line caught
            Japan          3kg/fish                         800-700
                         2.5kg/fish                         600-400
                           2kg/fish                         300-200
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