WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
April 1-12, 2004
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 104-105 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for April 1-12, 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
04/07      17 fish     Croatia                   3,000-2,834-2,300
04/12      14 fish     France                    4,500-3,212-2,200
04/10       3 fish     Greece                                4,200
04/10      10 fish     Italy                     4,000-3,000-2,000
04/12       3 fish     New Zealand               5,300-5,150-5,000
04/12      26 fish     Mexico                    2,500-2,400-2,200
04/12      57 fish     Spain                     4,200-3,213-2,100
04/12      14 fish     Tunisia                   4,000-3,200-3,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
04/12      46 fish     Australia                 4,100-1,826-  700
04/09      13 fish     Bali                      1,300-1,150-1,000
04/07      10 fish     Guam                      2,000-1,613-1,000
04/10      58 fish     Maldive                   3,300-1,221-  700
04/09       5 fish     New Zealand               3,000-2,440-1,500
04/10      66 fish     Palau                     1,800-1,071-  600
04/09       6 fish     Papua New Guinea          1,300-1,175-1,000
04/08      37 fish     Ponape                    1,800-1,091-  600
04/09       7 fish     Puket                     1,300-  886-  700
04/09      18 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,300-  914-  700
04/06       3 fish     Taiwan                                1,200
04/10      27 fish     Viet Nam                  1,500-  877-  400
  
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
04/09      12 fish     Australia                 2,200-1,840-1,200
04/12       6 fish     Palau                       750-  683-  600
04/09      10 fish     Oman                                  1,300

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
04/12       186 trays   Canada                      900-  600/tray*
04/12       837 trays   China                     1,700-  700/tray*
04/08       112 trays   Korea, North              1,100-  900/tray*
04/12     1,023 trays   U.S.A.***                 8,800-  900/tray*
04/12          Japan (white)                    15,000-1,200/tray**
04/12          Japan (red)                      12,000-  500/tray**
                *(tray=250-350 grams in net weight)
               **(tray=150-400 grams in net weight)
               *** excluding Alaska

ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed
     Japan     Frozen   No.1  Small                           3,000
                              Medium                          4,000
                        No.2  Small                           1,800
                              Medium                          2,500

HERRING ROE, salted
     Canada (box-pack)           Medium                       4,000
                                 Small                        3,800
     Bristol Bay (pail-pack)     Large                        2,000
     San Francisco /
          Canada (pail-pack)     Medium                 3,800-3,500
                                 Small                        3,200

HERRING ROE ON KELP
               Alaska                                   3,500-3,300

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Kenai, Standard grade
                        No.1                            2,300-2,200
                        No.2                            1,900-1,800
                        No.3                            1,500-1,400
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                        No.1                            2,300-2,200
                        No.2                            1,900-1,800
                        No.3                            1,500-1,400
     Pink salmon sujiko, SE & PWS
                        No.1                            1,700-1,500
                        No.2                            1,400-1,200
                        No.3                            1,100-  900
     Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark
                        No.1                            3,800-3,700
                        No.2                            3,400-3,300
                        No.3                            3,000-2,900

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
          Japan, Hokkaido & Sanriku                     3,500-3,400
          North America, SE                             2,300-2,200
          North America, CA                             2,100-2,000

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
          Russian roe                                   2,500-2,200

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,100-2,900

SALMON
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 550-530
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 570-550
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 570-550
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Cook Inlet                      
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 580-560
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 620-600
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 620-600
     Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 410-400
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 430-420
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 430-420
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 440-430
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 460-450
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 460-450
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Europe
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              470-460
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              480-470
     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, 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)                            7,500-7,000
               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, medium
     Japan                                               1,800- 500

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,350-1,330
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,320-1,250
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,220-1,180
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,130-1,100
                    2-3 lbs/fish                        1,030-1,000
                    1-2 lbs/fish                          950-  900

     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.                                        1,600-1,400

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                             1,500-500
                        Medium                            1,200-400

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