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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