WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
December 17-27, 2002
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rate are: 120-121 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for December 17-27, 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
  12/20       6 fish  New York                    6,500-4,760-3,500
  12/26      38 fish  Spain                       7,000-4,492-3,000
  12/25      45 fish  Turkey                      4,000-2,930-2,500
  12/25      15 fish  Greece                      3,400-2,578-2,000
  12/26      13 fish  Italy                       7,000-5,331-4,000
  12/20      87 fish  Mexico                      3,000-2,610-2,200
  12/24       9 fish  Malta                       5,600-4,110-3,000
  12/24       4 fish  New Zealand                 7,500-6,100-5,600
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
  12/19      15 fish  New York                    4,600-3,420-2,000
  12/24       6 fish  New Zealand                 6,000-4,000-1,300
  12/26      22 fish  Australia                   2,300-1,407-  800
  12/26      27 fish  Puket                       1,800-  948-  500
  12/26      14 fish  Maldive                     2,900-1,379-  500
  12/24      11 fish  Panama                      3,500-2,510-1,300
  12/20       7 fish  Hawaii                      4,900-3,170-2,000
  12/20      10 fish  Viet Nam                    2,300-1,690-1,000
  12/26      14 fish  Taiwan                      2,500-1,579-  800
  12/26      41 fish  Sri Lanka                   1,800-1,039-  500
  12/20      24 fish  Bali                        3,500-1,567-  700
  
  YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
  12/26      20 fish  Australia                   2,000-1,150-  800
  12/24       6 fish  Cape Town                   2,500-1,670-  700
  12/19       7 fish  Maldive                       600-  500-  400
  
  SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
                 trays   Mexico                              /tray*
  12/21       28 trays   Alaska                     900-  700/tray*
  12/26      983 trays   Boston                   5,100-2,800/tray*
  12/21      330 trays   Russia                   2,800-2,200/tray*
  12/27    4,676 trays   China                    2,300-  950/tray*
  12/27      504 trays   Canada                   1,800-  300/tray*
  12/24      216 trays   Chile                    1,500-1,000/tray*
  12/27    2,043 trays   Los Angeles &
                        San Francisco             7,300-2,800/tray*
  12/19      590 trays   North Korea              3,000-1,300/tray*
  12/27          Japan (white)                  18,000-6,000/tray**
  12/27          Japan (red)                     8,500-1,800/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                                   
                         Grade 2                                   
                         Grade 3                                   
       Sockeye salmon sujiko, Port Moller
                         Grade 1                        3,000-2,800
                         Grade 2                        2,600-2,400
                         Grade 3                        2,200-2,000
       Chum salmon sujiko, PWS
                         Grade 1                        2,400-2,300
                         Grade 2                        2,000-1,900
                         Grade 3                        1,600-1,500
       Pink salmon sujiko, PWS
                         Grade 1                        1,600-1,500
                         Grade 2                        1,300-1,200
                         Grade 3                        1,000-  900
       Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark, new                           
                         Grade 1                        3,500-3,300
                         Grade 2                        3,100-3,000
                         Grade 3                              2,700
       Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark, carry-over                    
                         Grade 1                        2,600-2,500
                         Grade 2                        2,300-2,200
                         Grade 3                        2,000-1,900
  
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
            Japan, Hokkaido                             4,700-4,500
            SE                                          3,400-3,300
            Puget Sound/ Canada                         3,000-2,900
  
  SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
            Russian roe                                 2,600-2,300
  
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
            Japan, Hokkaido                             4,500-4,000
  
  SALMON
       Sockeye salmon, frozen, dressed, IQF, Local
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                      
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               700-650
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               700-650
       Sockeye salmon, frozen, dressed, Bristol Bay
                 2-4 lbs/fish                               600-580
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               630-620
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               620-600
       Coho salmon, dressed, wild, Alaska, net                     
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                      
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                      
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                      
       Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                               530-510
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               580-570
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               550-540
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                               450-430
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               530-510
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               540-520
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
                 1.8-2.7 kg/fish                            500-480
                 2.7-3.6 kg/fish                            520-500
                 3.6-4.5 kg/fish                            530-510
       Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
                 3-4 kg/fish                                550-530
                 4-5 kg/fish                                570-550
                 5-6 kg/fish                                590-570
       Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile                     
                 3-4 kg/fish                                460-450
                 4-5 kg/fish                                470-460
                 5-6 kg/fish                                480-470
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                 3-4 kg/fish                                830-800
                 4-5 kg/fish                                850-820
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
                 3-4 kg/fish                                       
                 4-5 kg/fish                              1,000-950
       Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Australia
                 3-4 kg/fish                                    950
                 4-5 kg/fish                              1,000-950
       King salmon, fresh, New Zealand
                 4-5 kg/fish                                950-850
       King salmon, fresh, Canada
                 4-5 kg/fish                                950-850
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, farm, New Zealand
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               600-550
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               600-550
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, farm, Canada                  
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               600-550
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               600-550
       King salmon, frozen, dressed, wild, troll, Canada
                 11-18 lbs/fish                                    
  
  ABALONE, live
       Japan     Kuro (Booshu)                          8,500-8,000
                 Ezo:  Over 300 gm                            9,000
                      About 200 gm                      8,500-8,000
                       150- 200 gm                      7,500-7,000
                       100- 150 gm                      6,500-5,500
                 Tokobushi                              4,500-4,000
       Australia                                        6,000-5,500
       Taiwan    Tokobushi                              3,000-2,800
  
  SARDINE, fresh, large
       Japan                                            1,700-  800
  
  SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
       Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                   1,380-1,320
       Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                      1,400-1,330
                      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                                       3,500-2,000
            U.S.A.                                      2,000-1,000
            Korea, North                                           
            China                                       2,300-1,000
  
  SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
            Japan        Large                          1,800-1,300
  
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