WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 November 25 - December 10, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 87-91 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for November 25 - December 10, 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
 12/04       7 fish     Italy                        2,500-2,333-2,200
 12/07       2 fish     Greece                       3,400-3,000-2,600
 12/10      29 fish     Malta                        2,500-2,072-2,000
 12/10      25 fish     Mexico                       2,300-2,040-1,800
 12/08       4 fish     New York                     3,600-3,233-2,500
 11/27       5 fish     Portugal                     2,200-2,100-2,000
 12/10      15 fish     Spain                        3,400-2,850-2,000
 12/10       1 fish     Tunisia                                  2,300
 12/08      14 fish     Turkey                       2,300-2,091-2,000
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 12/10       24 fish    Australia                    2,300-1,591-1,000
 12/10       8 fish     Bali                         1,600-1,100-  900
 12/10      13 fish     Cape Town                    2,500-2,025-1,500
 12/08       7 fish     Fiji                         1,400-1,175-1,000
 12/10     114 fish     Indonesia                    1,500-  773-  500
 12/08       2 fish     New York                                 2,500
 12/10       5 fish     New Zealand                  2,800-1,625-1,200
 12/08      12 fish     Sri Lanka                    2,200-1,375-1,000
 12/10       6 fish     Taiwan                       2,000-1,733-1,400
 12/01      14 fish     Viet Nam                     1,200-  962-  800
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 12/08       4 fish     Australia                                     
 11/28       1 fish     Viet Nam
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 12/10        42 trays  Boston                       2,400-2,000/tray*
 12/10     1,083 trays  California                   8,500-  700/tray*
 12/10       420 trays  Canada                         800-  400/tray*
 12/10       136 trays  China                        1,700-1,000/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                        5,000-2,700
 
 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- 950- 900
 
 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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