WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 January 1-15, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 89-93 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for January 1-15, 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
 01/15       6 fish     Croatia                      3,300-2,967-2,800
 01/05      11 fish     Greece                      10,500-7,245-5,000
 01/13      14 fish     Italy                                    2,000
 01/15     186 fish     Mexico                       2,300-1,748-1,500
 01/09       8 fish     North Carolina               5,500-4,338-3,900
 01/15      10 fish     Spain                                    4,000
 01/08      11 fish     Malta                        3,500-3,244-3,000
 01/09       4 fish     New York                     4,900-4,775-4,000
 01/15       5 fish     Turkey                                   3,300
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 01/15      10 fish     Bali                         2,400-1,425-  800
 01/09      16 fish     Fiji                         1,500-  925-  300
 01/15      61 fish     Indonesia                    2,000-  855-  600
 01/15      19 fish     New Zealand                  4,500-2,106-1,200
 01/08       2 fish     Palau                        1,800-1,500-  800
 01/15       4 fish     Ponape                                   1,200
 01/15       2 fish     Sri Lanka                    1,500-1,450-1,400
 01/14       2 fish     Taiwan                                   1,000
 01/13       6 fish     Tonga                        1,300-1,125-1,000
 01/14       8 fish     Viet Nam                     1,800-1,400-  800
 
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 01/06       2 fish     Bali                         2,000-1,500-1,000
 01/14       1 fish     New Zealand                              2,200
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 01/15       694 trays  California                    5,500- 700/tray*
 01/15       105 trays  Canada                          800- 300/tray*
 01/15       174 trays  Mexico                        1,500- 500/tray*
            *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
      Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               3,700-3,200
                        No.2                               3,400-2,800
                        No.3                               2,800-2,500
      Pink salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               1,600-1,300
                        No.2                               1,400-1,100
                        No.3                               1,300-1,000
      Chum salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               2,500-2,000
                        No.2                               2,000-1,800
                        No.3                               1,600-1,300
 
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Alaska                                4,000-3,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido                       6,800-5,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                        5,000-4,000
 
 SALMON
      Frozen:
      Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   800-650
      Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   580-530
      Fresh:
      Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                3-5 kg/fish                           1,150-1,000- 900
 
 SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
      Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                             1,680
      Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                          1,670-1,650
                     4-5 lbs/fish                          1,550-1,540
                     3-4 lbs/fish                          1,480-1,470
                     2-3 lbs/fish                          1,420-1,400
                     1-2 lbs/fish                                1,280
 
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
           3L (10 ounce)                                   2,000-1,800
           2L (8-10 ounce)                                 1,800-1,700
 
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Alaska
           3L (300-350 grams)                              2,000-1,800
           2L (250-300 grams)                              1,800-1,700
           1L (200-250 grams)                              1,700-1,600
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Alaska
           5L (over 450 grams)                             2,450-2,200
           4L (400-450 grams)                              2,200-1,900
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, frozen, Russia
           5L (over 450 grams)                             1,800-1,600
           4L (400-450 grams)                              1,700-1,500
           3L (350-400 grams)                              1,500-1,400
           2L (300-350 grams)                              1,400-1,300
 
 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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