WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
January 6-15, 2004
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 106 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for January 6-15, 2004.

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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
01/15      50 fish     Croatia                   2,500-2,040-1,700
01/13       2 fish     Greece                    2,800-2,500-2,200
01/15       7 fish     Italy                     5,500-3,917-2,700
01/14      10 fish     Malta                     2,500-2,080-2,000
01/15      30 fish     Mexico                    2,300-1,921-1,800
01/14       5 fish     Spain                     3,300-2,700-2,400
01/10      18 fish     Tunisia                   2,300-2,060-2,000
01/14      16 fish     Turkey                    2,200-2,013-2,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
01/13       3 fish     Australia                 2,500-2,300-2,000
01/15      25 fish     Bali                      1,800-1,097-  600
01/08       2 fish     Hawaii                    2,500-2,250-2,000
01/10      20 fish     Guam                      2,000-1,387-1,000
01/15      32 fish     Jakarta                   2,000-  957-  500
01/15      27 fish     Maldive                   2,400-1,429-1,000
01/14       9 fish     Marshall Is.                900-  767-  700
01/13       1 fish     New Zealand                           2,800
01/09      51 fish     Ponape                    2,500-1,478-  500
01/10      30 fish     Puket                     1,500-  950-  500
01/13      12 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,600-1,225-  800
01/15      14 fish     Taiwan                    1,700-1,250-  900
01/14       4 fish     Viet Nam                  2,200-2,000-1,800
 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
01/10      19 fish     Bali                        700-  650-  600
01/14       6 fish     Marshall Is                 800-  650-  600
01/13      11 fish     Sri Lanka                   800-  700-  600
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
01/14     28 trays   Canada                       1,100-1,000/tray*
01/15    593 trays   China                        1,700-  700/tray*
01/09    190 trays   Korea, North                 3,000-2,300/tray*
01/15  1,516 trays   U.S.A.***                    6,000-1,000/tray*
01/15      Japan (white)                        11,000-3,800/tray**
01/13      Japan (red)                           9,000-2,300/tray**

            *(tray=280-350 grams in net weight)
           **(tray=150-450 grams in net weight)
           *** excluding Alaska

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
 Sockeye salmon sujiko, Kenai
                     Grade 1                            3,000-2,800
                     Grade 2                            2,600-2,400
                     Grade 3                            2,200-2,000
 Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                     Grade 1                            2,300-2,200
                     Grade 2                            1,900-1,800
                     Grade 3                            1,500-1,400

 Pink salmon sujiko, SE & PWS
                     Grade 1                            1,700-1,500
                     Grade 2                            1,400-1,200
                     Grade 3                            1,100-  900
 Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark
                     Grade 1                            3,800-3,600
                     Grade 2                            3,400-3,200
                     Grade 3                            3,000-2,800
 Salmon-trout sujiko, Finland                                      
                     Grade 1                                  3,300

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
      Japan, Hokkaido & Sanriku                         3,400-3,200
      North America, SE                                 2,300-2,200
      North America, CA                                 2,100-2,000

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
      Russian roe                                       2,600-2,300

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
      Japan, Hokkaido                                   3,000-2,800

SALMON
 Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     500-480
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     530-520
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     540-520
 Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Cook Inlet                          
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     580-550
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     620-580
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     620-580
 Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     460-450
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     470-460
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     450-440
 Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
           2-4 lbs/fish                                     460-450
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     460-450
           6-9 lbs/fish                                     480-470
 Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
           1.8-2.7 kg/fish                                  480-460
           2.7-3.6 kg/fish                                  490-470
 Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
           3-4 kg/fish                                      520-480
           4-5 kg/fish                                      560-500
           5-6 kg/fish                                      600-550
 Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
           4-5 kg/fish                                      850-750
 Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Scotland
           4-5 kg/fish                                      850-750
 Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
           5-6 kg/fish                                      850-750
 King salmon, frozen, farm, New Zealand
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     600-550
           6-11 lbs/fish                                    600-550
 King salmon, frozen, farm, Canada                                 
           4-6 lbs/fish                                     600-550
           6-11 lbs/fish                                    600-550

ABALONE, live
 Japan     Kuro (Kyushu)                                           
           Ezo:  Over 300 gm                                  9,500
                About 200 gm                            8,500-8,000
                 150- 200 gm                            8,000-7,000
                 100- 150 gm                            7,000-6,000
           Tokobushi                                    3,000-2,500
 Australia                                              6,000-5,500
 South Africa                                           6,000-5,500
 Taiwan    Tokobushi                                    2,500-2,000

SARDINE, fresh, large
 Japan                                                   1,000- 650

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
 Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                         1,450-1,380
 Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                            1,400-1,320
                4-5 lbs/fish                            1,280-1,250
                3-4 lbs/fish                            1,250-1,180
                2-3 lbs/fish                            1,130-1,120
                1-2 lbs/fish                            1,000-  980

 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                                         4,500-3,500
          U.S.A.                                        1,600-1,200

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                           1,500-1,000
                        Medium                          1,100-1,000

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