WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 October 16-26, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 92-93 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for October 16-26, 2009.
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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
 10/26       4 fish     Boston                       6,300-6,050-5,800
 10/26      28 fish     Canada                       5,300-3,896-3,000
 10/26     122 fish     Mexico                       2,500-2,287-2,200
 10/23      20 fish     Spain                        3,200-2,745-2,300
 10/21       2 fish     Tunisia                                  2,000
 10/26      16 fish     Turkey                       3,200-2,750-2,300
                                
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 10/24      14 fish     Australia                    3,700-1,925-1,000
 10/22       2 fish     Bali                                     1,000
 10/16      17 fish     Cape Town                    2,300-1,612-1,000
 10/23       3 fish     Fiji                         1,700-1,300-  700
 10/24      14 fish     Guam                               1,000-  600
 10/26      52 fish     Indonesia                    1,400-  845-  600
 10/16       4 fish     New York                     2,800-2,250-1,500
 10/21       1 fish     Taiwan                                   1,300
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 10/20       1 fish     Bali                                     1,000
 10/24       9 fish     Maldive                                  1,300
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 10/26        99 trays  Boston                       3,000-1,800/tray*
 10/26     1,172 trays  California                   9,000-  900/tray*
 10/26       578 trays  China                        1,400-  700/tray*
 10/22        48 trays  Mexico                       1,000-  800/tray*
            *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
      Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               3,600-3,000
                        No.2                               3,300-2,700
                        No.3                               3,000-2,300
      Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               1,600-1,300
                        No.2                               1,500-1,100
                        No.3                               1,400-1,000
      Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               2,600-2,000
                        No.2                               2,000-1,800
                        No.3                               1,600-1,400
 
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Alaska                                4,500-3,500
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido                       6,000-5,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                        5,000-3,000
 
 SALMON
      Frozen:
      Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   750-630
      Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   580-530
      Fresh:
      Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                3-5 kg/fish                            1,000- 900- 850
 
 SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
      Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                                  
      Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                          1,600-1,500
                     4-5 lbs/fish                          1,500-1,400
                     3-4 lbs/fish                          1,400-1,300
                     2-3 lbs/fish                                     
                     1-2 lbs/fish                                     
 
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
           3L (10 ounce)                                   1,600-1,500
           2L (8-10 ounce)                                 1,550-1,450
           1L (5- 8 ounce)                                 1,450-1,350
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Alaska
           3L (300-350 grams)                                         
           2L (250-300 grams)                              1,650-1,550
           1L (200-250 grams)                              1,550-1,450
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Alaska
           5L (over 450 grams)                             2,150-1,950
           4L (400-450 grams)                              2,000-1,900
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Russia
           5L (over 450 grams)                             1,600-1,400
           4L (400-450 grams)                              1,500-1,300
           3L (350-400 grams)                              1,450-1,250
           2L (300-350 grams)                              1,300-1,100
 
 ROCK SOLE, frozen, with roe                                          
           L (800-600 grams/fish)                                  600
           M (600-400 grams/fish)                                  600
           S (400-200 grams/fish)                                  600
 ROCK SOLE, frozen, without roe                                       
           L (800-600 grams/fish)                              380-350
           M (600-400 grams/fish)                              380-350
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12/10/13


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