WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
 February 20 - March 3, 2009
 All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. 
 Exchange rates are: 93-98 yen = U.S.$1.00 
 for February 20- March 3, 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
 03/02      23 fish     Italy                                    2,500
 03/02      11 fish     Malta                        3,200-2,875-2,500
 03/03      14 fish     Mexico                       2,200-1,986-1,800
 02/26       2 fish     New York                     5,500-4,900-4,300
 03/03      20 fish     Spain                        4,000-2,725-2,500
 02/20       2 fish     Tunisia                                  3,300
 03/02      15 fish     Turkey                       2,700-2,575-2,500
 
 BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
 03/03       8 fish     Australia                    2,500-1,715-1,000
 02/27       4 fish     Bali                         1,500-1,133-  900
 03/03       2 fish     Fiji                         1,300-1,100-  900
 03/03      14 fish     Guam                         1,500-1,017-  700
 03/03      55 fish     Indonesia                    1,500-  850-  700
 03/03      14 fish     Marshall Is.                 1,600-1,244-  800
 03/02       3 fish     New Zealand                  2,500-1,833-1,500
 03/02      10 fish     Panama                       2,100-2,000-1,900
 03/03       7 fish     Sri Lanka                    1,000-  900-  800
 03/03      23 fish     Viet Nam                     1,600-1,153-  600
 
 YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
 03/03       2 fish     Fiji                                     1,000
 03/03       4 fish     Viet Nam                       1,000-800-  700
 
 SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
 03/03      228 trays   Boston                       2,300-1,500/tray*
 03/03      293 trays   California                   2,000-1,100/tray*
 03/03      168 trays   Canada                       1,200-  800/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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12/10/13


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