WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
October 5-12, 2004
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 109-111 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for October 5-12, 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
10/12      24 fish     Boston                    5,000-3,480-3,000
10/12      12 fish     Canada                    3,500-2,970-2,500
10/07       6 fish     Italy                     3,500-3,100-2,700
10/05       4 fish     Malta                                 2,500
10/12     136 fish     Mexico                    2,500-2,056-2,000
10/12      13 fish     Spain                     3,100-3,050-3,000
10/12      43 fish     Turkey                    2,900-2,380-2,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
10/12     144 fish     Australia                 2,100-  929-  600
10/12      30 fish     Bali                      1,500-1,017-  700
10/12      25 fish     Indonesia                 1,500-1,088-  800
10/07       5 fish     Jakarta                   1,100-  850-  600
10/12      31 fish     New York                  3,700-2,929-2,800
10/06       6 fish     New Zealand               2,100-1,600-1,000
10/12      34 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,300-  982-  800
10/06       5 fish     Taiwan                    1,400-1,140-  700
 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
10/12     11 fish      Australia                 1,300-1,150-1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
10/07       126 trays   Canada                    1,500-  750/tray*
10/07       154 trays   Chile                     1,700-1,000/tray*
10/12       583 trays   China                     4,100-2,800/tray*
10/12       304 trays   Peru                        900-  850/tray*
10/12     5,787 trays   U.S.A.***                 4,500-  800/tray*
10/12          Japan (white)                    21,000-  900/tray**
10/12          Japan (red)                      14,000-1,000/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
               Canada                                   3,500-2,500
               Canada/others                            2,000-1,500

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                        No.1                            2,200-2,100
                        No.2                            1,800-1,700
                        No.3                            1,400-1,300
     Pink salmon sujiko, SE/Kodiak
                        No.1                            1,900-1,800
                        No.2                            1,600-1,500
                        No.3                            1,300-1,200
     Salmon-trout sujiko, Denmark
                        No.1                            3,700-3,600
                        No.2                            3,300-3,200
                        No.3                            2,900-2,800

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Salted
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,100-3,000
          North America, SE, No.1                       2,600-2,500
          North America, PWS, No.1                      2,300-2,200

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), Marinated with soy sauce
          Russian roe                                   2,200-2,000

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

SALMON
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 500-460
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 550-540
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 600-580
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, frozen, False Pass
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 520-500
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 640-620
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 660-640
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, frozen, Cook Inlet
               2-4 lbs/fish                                        
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 620-600
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 670-650

     Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 400-390
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 440-430
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 450-440

     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 450-440
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 510-500
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 520-500
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Norway
               1.8-2.7 kg/fish                              520-510
               2.7-3.6 kg/fish                              540-530

     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               4-5 kg/fish                                  580-550
               5-6 kg/fish                                  620-580
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               3-4 kg/fish                                  520-480
               4-5 kg/fish                                  520-480

     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Tasmania
               3-4 kg/fish                                  900-800
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
               4-5 kg/fish                                  850-750
     Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Canada
               5-6 kg/fish                                  850-750

ABALONE, live
     Japan     Kuro (Bohshu)                           10,000-9,500
               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, large
     Japan                                                 700- 500

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,330-1,300
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,200-1,150
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,150-1,100
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,050-  950
                    2-3 lbs/fish                          930-  880
                    1-2 lbs/fish                          830-  780

     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)                            400-330
          M (600-400 grams/fish)                            400-330
          S (400-200 grams/fish)                            400-330

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                                                    
          China                                                    
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                         1,800- 700

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                             1,200-800
                        Medium                              800-600
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CONTACT:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/10/13


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