WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
October 19- November 1, 2004
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
Exchange rates are: 106-109 yen = U.S.$1.00 
for October 19- November 1, 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
10/25      14 fish     Boston                    4,500-3,746-3,000
11/01       2 fish     Canada                    2,600-2,450-2,300
11/01       4 fish     Italy                     3,700-3,267-2,800
10/29       2 fish     Malta                     3,800-3,750-3,700
11/01     133 fish     Mexico                    2,500-2,032-1,800
11/01      13 fish     Spain                     4,400-3,339-3,000
11/01       9 fish     Turkey                    3,000-2,525-2,000

BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
11/01      60 fish     Australia                 2,000-  931-  600
10/29      14 fish     Bali                      1,500-1,175-  800
11/01      10 fish     Indonesia                 1,300-1,017-  800
10/29      24 fish     Jakarta                   1,800-1,040-  800
10/28      10 fish     New Zealand               1,500-  863-  600
10/28       6 fish     Sri Lanka                 1,600-1,233-  900
10/22       4 fish     Taiwan                    1,200-1,033-  900
10/30       8 fish     Viet Nam                  1,300-  986-  800

YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
10/30      4 fish      Australia                 1,300-1,100-1,000
10/30      1 fish      Indonesia                             1,000

SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
10/21       150 trays   Alaska                    1,400-1,100/tray*
11/01       693 trays   Canada                    1,800-  500/tray*
10/19         7 trays   China                             500/tray*
10/29        25 trays   Mexico                          1,200/tray*
11/01     3,146 trays   U.S.A.***                 9,000-1,200/tray*
11/01          Japan (white)                     8,000-2,000/tray**
11/01          Japan (red)                       16,000- 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                                   3,500-2,500

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                               3,200-3,000

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
               5-6 kg/fish                                  620-580
     Atlantic salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
               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)                                       
               Kuro (Kyushu)                           10,000-9,500
               Ezo:  Over 300 gm                             10,000
                    About 200 gm                       10,000-9,500
                     150- 200 gm                        9,000-8,000
                     100- 150 gm                        8,000-7,000
               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                                                 800- 600

SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
     Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                     1,350-1,300
     Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                        1,250-1,230
                    4-5 lbs/fish                        1,150-1,130
                    3-4 lbs/fish                        1,050-1,000
                    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                                         4,500-2,500
          China                                         2,000-1,500
          Korea, North                                             
          U.S.A.                                        1,800-1,200

SKIPJACK TUNA, fresh
          Japan         Large                             1,400-500
                        Medium                            1,000-600
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12/10/13


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