WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 March 5-17, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 97-99 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for March 5-17, 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
 03/17       5 fish     Croatia                      3,300-3,200-3,100
 03/13      15 fish     Italy                                    2,000
 03/05       6 fish     Malta                        3,400-3,225-2,700
 03/17      17 fish     Mexico                       2,100-1,829-1,700
 03/16       2 fish     New Zealand                             10,000
 03/17      28 fish     Spain                        4,400-2,941-2,500
 03/16      12 fish     Turkey                       2,200-2,067-2,000
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 03/17       8 fish     Australia                    2,500-2,167-2,000
 03/17      16 fish     Bali                         1,300-  943-  700
 03/17       7 fish     Fiji                         2,200-1,087-  600
 03/06      15 fish     Guam                         1,300-  938-  700
 03/06       2 fish     Hawaii                                   1,900
 03/17      49 fish     Indonesia                    1,300-  790-  700
 03/12       6 fish     Marshall Is.                 1,300-1,080-1,000
 03/17       3 fish     New Zealand                  3,600-3,550-3,500
 03/13       4 fish     Philippines                  1,300-1,133-1,000
 03/13      21 fish     Ponape                       1,300-1,067-  800
 03/13      12 fish     Puket                        1,200-  943-  700
 03/17      39 fish     Sri Lanka                    1,500-  952-  700
 03/17       2 fish     Taiwan                                   1,500
 03/16       9 fish     Tonga                          900-  775-  700
 03/17      52 fish     Viet Nam                     1,700-1,052-  700
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 03/12       1 fish     New Zealand                              1,200
 03/13       8 fish     Viet Nam                                 1,000
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 03/17      171 trays   Boston                       2,500-1,800/tray*
 03/17      557 trays   California                   5,000-1,000/tray*
 03/17      42 trays Canada                          1,600-1,100/tray*
            *(tray=150-350 grams in net weight)
 
 SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted
      Sockeye salmon sujiko, Alaska
                        No.1                               3,700-3,100
                        No.2                               3,400-2,600
                        No.3                               2,800-2,200
      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                                4,000-3,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Hokkaido                       6,000-5,600
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                        5,000-3,600
 
 SALMON
      Frozen:
      Sockeye salmon, dressed, IQF, Bristol Bay
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   750-630
      Coho salmon, frozen, dressed, Chile
                2-9 lbs/fish                                   550-520
      Fresh:
      Atlantic salmon, fresh, semi-dressed, Norway
                3-5 kg/fish                            1,000- 950- 800
 
 SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed
      Alaska/        Over 7 lbs/fish                                  
      Canada         5-7 lbs/fish                          1,650-1,600
                     4-5 lbs/fish                          1,550-1,500
                     3-4 lbs/fish                          1,450-1,400
                     2-3 lbs/fish                                1,400
                     1-2 lbs/fish                                     
 
 SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAB), C. opilio, frozen, Canada
           3L (10 ounce)                                   2,000-1,800
           2L (8-10 ounce)                                 1,800-1,700
           1L (5- 8 ounce)                                 1,700-1,600
 
      oSNOW 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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