WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 February 10-19, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 90-92 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for February 10-19, 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
 02/12       5 fish     Greece                       7,000-5,500-4,200
 02/19     211 fish     Mexico                       2,700-1,688-1,500
 02/19      12 fish     Spain                        4,100-3,622-2,500
 02/19      14 fish     Turkey                       3,300-2,786-2,500
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 02/19      29 fish     Australia                    4,300-1,907-1,000
 02/18       6 fish     Bali                         1,400-1,250-1,100
 02/17       3 fish     Fiji                         2,000-1,133-  600
 02/19      14 fish     Guam                         1,200-  950-  800
 02/18       3 fish     Hawaii                       1,500-1,400-1,300
 02/19      21 fish     Indonesia                    1,300-  850-  700
 02/16      41 fish     New Zealand                  5,000-2,154-1,000
 02/13       6 fish     Philippines                  1,300-1,150-1,000
 02/17      12 fish     Sri Lanka                    1,500-  920-  700
 02/19       6 fish     Taiwan                       1,900-1,340-1,000
 02/19      47 fish     Viet Nam                     1,700-1,064-  700
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 02/17       1 fish     Viet Nam                                 1,700
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 02/19      125 trays   Boston                       2,200-1,300/tray*
 02/19      101 trays   California                   1,100-  700/tray*
 02/19      126 trays   Canada                       2,200-  400/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                               2,500-2,000
                        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                       6,300-6,000
 SALMON ROE (IKURA), Japan, Sanriku                        5,000-4,300
 
 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                              950- 900- 800
 
 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
           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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