WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
October 11-21, 2002
  All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
  Exchange rate are: 123-124 yen = U.S.$1.00 
  for October 11-21, 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
  10/21      24 fish  Boston                      6,100-4,265-3,000
  10/16       2 fish  Spain                       3,500-      2,600
  10/17       4 fish  Turkey                      4,800-4,250-4,000
  10/15       1 fish  Greece                                  3,100
  10/15       2 fish  Italy                       3,800-      1,300
  
  BIGEYE TUNA, fresh 
  10/17      25 fish  New Zealand                 2,500-1,729-1,200
  10/21      35 fish  Australia                   3,000-1,400-  600
  10/18      14 fish  Fiji                        1,500-1,124-  600
  10/11     123 fish  Panama                      3,000-1,850-1,000
  10/21      14 fish  Guam                        2,500-1,671-  900
  10/11      16 fish  Portugal                    3,000-1,430-  500
  10/17      24 fish  Viet Nam                    2,000-1,215-  500
  
  YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
  10/18       7 fish  Australia                               2,200
  
  SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
  10/18      240 trays   Mexico                   1,000-  700/tray*
  10/18       64 trays   Alaska                   3,300-1,600/tray*
  10/18      787 trays   Boston                   3,300-1,800/tray*
  10/11      240 trays   Russia                   3,700-3,300/tray*
  10/15       61 trays   China                      500-  100/tray*
  10/21      294 trays   Canada                   1,000-  600/tray*
  10/11      206 trays   Chile                            600/tray*
  10/21      411 trays   Los Angeles &
                          San Francisco            7,700- 400/tray*
  10/19       60 trays   North Korea              2,300-1,800/tray*
  10/21          Japan (white)                 13,500-12,000/tray**
  10/21          Japan (red)                    13,000-2,000/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                        3,000-2,900
                         Grade 2                        2,600-2,500
                         Grade 3                        2,200-2,100
       Sockeye salmon sujiko, PWS
                         Grade 1                        3,100-3,000
                         Grade 2                        2,700-2,600
                         Grade 3                        2,300-2,200
       Sockeye salmon sujiko, Port Moller
                         Grade 1                        3,200-3,100
                         Grade 2                        2,900-2,800
                         Grade 3                        2,600-2,500
       Pink salmon sujiko, PWS
                         Grade 1                        2,000-1,800
                         Grade 2                        1,600-1,400
                         Grade 3                        1,200-1,000
       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                                       4,500-4,200
            SE                                          3,100-3,000
  
  SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
            Russian roe                                 3,000-2,800
  
  SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
            Japan                                       3,800-3,600
  
  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                                   350
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                      
       Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                                   570
                 4-6 lbs/fish                                   600
                 6-9 lbs/fish                                      
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
                 2-4 lbs/fish                               430-420
                 4-6 lbs/fish                               480-470
                 6-9 lbs/fish                               480-470
       Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
                 1.8-2.7 kg/fish                            440-430
                 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                                830-800
                 4-5 kg/fish                                850-820
       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)                          8,000-7,000
                 Ezo:  Over 300 gm                           11,500
                      About 200 gm                      9,000-8,000
                       150- 200 gm                      8,000-7,000
                       100- 150 gm                      7,500-6,500
                 Tokobushi                              3,500-3,000
       Australia                                        6,000-5,500
       Taiwan    Tokobushi                              3,000-2,500
  
  SARDINE, fresh, extra large
       Japan                                            1,300-1,100
  
  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                                       5,000-1,500
            U.S.A.                                      2,000-1,300
            Korea, North                                           
            China                                                  
  
  SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh, pole-and-line caught
            Japan        Large                          1,500-  300
                         Medium                         1,100-  300
                                                                   
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