WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
August 12-23, 2004
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 109-111 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for August 12-23, 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
08/23       3 fish     Boston                    4,800-3,267-2,300
08/23      16 fish     Canada                    6,500-3,994-3,000
08/23       6 fish     Italy                     3,600-3,300-2,900

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
08/21      13 fish     Australia                 2,800-1,483-1,000
08/23      29 fish     Bali                      2,500-1,462-  900
08/20      24 fish     Fiji                      3,000-1,597-1,000
08/21      10 fish     Guam                      1,600-1,363-1,100
08/23       9 fish     Indonesia                 2,300-1,467-1,000
08/20       4 fish     Jakarta                   2,500-1,625-1,000
08/21       6 fish     Maldive                   2,800-1,417-1,000
08/19       6 fish     New Caledonia             3,800-2,350-1,800
08/21      34 fish     New Zealand               4,000-1,889-1,000
08/12      23 fish     Ponape                    2,000-1,347-  700
08/23      18 fish     Puket                     1,300-1,106-  950
08/23       9 fish     Sri Lanka                 2,000-1,589-1,000
08/20       8 fish     Taiwan                    2,300-1,471-1,000
 
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
08/12       2 fish     Australia                 2,200-2,000-1,800
08/23       1 fish     Indonesia                               900
08/20       2 fish     Maldive                   1,300-1,250-1,200
08/19       4 fish     New Caledonia             2,200-1,833-1,300

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
08/23       250 trays   Chile                     1,000-  550/tray*
08/23     2,857 trays   China                     4,000-  500/tray*
08/23     3,211 trays   U.S.A.***                 3,800-  400/tray*
08/23          Japan (white)                     17,000- 800/tray**
08/23          Japan (red)                       29,000- 400/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                                   3,500-2,800
               Alaska                                   3,000-2,000

SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
     Sockeye salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                        No.1                            2,200-2,000
                        No.2                            1,900-1,700
                        No.3                            1,600-1,400
     Chum salmon sujiko, Bristol Bay
                        No.1                            2,200-1,800
                        No.2                            1,900-1,500
                        No.3                            1,600-1,100
     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                     4,000-3,400
          North America, SE, No.1                       2,600-2,550
          North America, PWS, No.1                      2,250-2,200

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

SALMON ROE (IKURA), Marinated with soy sauce
          Japan, Hokkaido                               3,100-3,000

SALMON
     Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 510-480
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 530-520
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 530-520

     Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 410-400
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 440-430
               6-9 lbs/fish                                 440-430
     Salmon trout, frozen, dressed, Chile
               2-4 lbs/fish                                 450-440
               4-6 lbs/fish                                 480-470
               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                              520-500
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Norway
               4-5 kg/fish                                  580-550
               5-6 kg/fish                                  620-580
     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 (Bohshu)                            8,000-7,500
               Kuro (Kyushu)                            7,000-6,500
               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                                                 500- 400

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                                         3,500-3,000
          China                                                    
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                                   

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                               700-300
                        Medium                              550-400
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